Rubiaceae

Hydrophylax maritima L.f.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hydrophylax

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Hydrophylax maritima: Rubiaceae (coffee family) » Hydrophylax maritima L.f. hy-droh-FY-laks -- Greek: hydro (water); phylakos (watcher, guard) ... Dave's Botanary muh-RIT-tim-muh or — Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Diodia orientalis J.Koenig ex Roxb.
Sarissus anceps Gaertn.

Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.