Plantaginaceae
Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 77 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–90 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Cauca, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb, Aquatic.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Vernacular
Bacopa, Herb de la gracia, Herb del dinero, Hisopo de agua costera
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 90 m.; Amazonia, Pacífico.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, acuática
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb; stems 10–40 cm long, creeping to prostrate, glabrous, 4-angled, richly branched
Morphology Leaves
Leaves sessile; blade ovate to spathulate, obtuse to subacuminate at apex, 6–20 x 1–5 mm, with entire margin
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence lax; pedicel 6–15 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5–6 mm long, 3 sepals ovate, 5–6 mm x 2.5 mm, 2 sepals lanceolate, 5–6 x 1.5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white to blue-violet,subrotate; tube 5 mm long; upper lip 2-lobed, 3–5 mm long; lower lip 3-lobed, 3–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments of lower stamens 1.5–2 mm long, of upper stamens 0.8–1 mm long; anthers with 2 equal thecae, 0.5–0.7 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 5 x 3 mm.
Distribution
N1 pantropical
Ecology
Altitude range 600–1400 m.
[FSOM]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164168/17722668

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0