Freshwater
Starhorn
Hygrophila corymbosa
Acanthaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 60 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, and Thailand.
Introduced to Mexico and United States.
Videos
Deep Blue Springs & Critically Endangered Bettas | Exploring Southern Thailand EP1
Rodrigo SilvaDec 18, 2025
More about the species
Description
Hygrophila corymbosa, commonly known as temple plant, starhorn or giant hygro, is a riparian plant in the acanthus family. Synonyms - Nomaphila corymbosa Nomaphila stricta var. corymbosa
Other names
Other scientific names
- Echinacanthus brugmansianus
- Echinacanthus javanicus
- Nomaphila corymbosa
- Nomaphila siamensis
Articles
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Plants that cope with low light, soft water and a beginner’s mistakes, and how to plant them so they grow.
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Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
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Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.