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 has environmental uses, as a medicine 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]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology Stem
Stems creeping, rooting at the nodes, glabrous, fleshy, up to 50 cm long or more, much branched and forming mats. Leaves subsessile, spatulate or cuneate-obovate, 6–12 mm long or more, 2–5 mm broad, rounded at apex, the margins entire or nearly so, the veins obscurely pinnate, the tissue punctate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels mainly in alternate axils, 10–18 mm long with 2 bracts at the apex; largest calyx segments ovate, 6–7 mm long, acute; corolla campanulate, 10 mm broad, pale blue, mauve or white
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, 4 mm long, pointed; seeds pointed at one end.
Ecology
Occurs in wet cattle pastures, damp lawns and beside fresh or brackish pools.
Distribution
Grand Cayman. Florida, Mexico, and widespread in both the New and Old World tropics.
[Cayman]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0