Plantaginaceae
Bacopa

Bacopa serpyllifolia (Benth.) Pennell

First published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 98 (1946)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Venezuela to NE. Argentina. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Guyana, Paraguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.
  • de las Mercedes Sosa, M., Moroni, P. & O'Leary, N. (2018). A taxonomic revision of the genus Bacopa (Gratioleae, Plantaginaceae) in Argentina. Phytotaxa 336: 1-27.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 5, 2001 Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3804] Guyana K001048520 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2544] Guyana K001048511 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Myers, J.G. [5483] Guyana K001048510 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Gardner [5055] Brazil K000533480 Type Yes
Prance, G.T. [9161] Brazil K001048523 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K001048512 Yes
Saint-Hilaire, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001048515 Yes
Ule, E. [8304] Brazil K001048519 Yes
Balansa, B. [2156] Paraguay K001048514 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [151] Brazil K001048517 Yes
Gardner [5055] Brazil K001048513 Yes
Ule, E. [8305] Brazil K001048522 Yes
Milliken, W. [352] Brazil K001048518 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [704] Brazil K001048516 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [17598] Brazil K001048521 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2281] Guyana Bacopa ciliata K000533464 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • 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