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Bacopa monnieri
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Family:
SCROPHULARIACEAE
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Citation: Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 98: 94. 1946; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 193. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 280. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 255. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 278. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 511. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 322. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 211. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 325. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 319. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 220. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 355. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 491. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 577. 2009.
Lysimachia monnieri L., Cent. Pl. 2: 9. 1756.
Gratiola monnieri (L.) L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 851.1759.
Moniera cuneifolia Michx., Fl. Bor. Amer. 2: 22. 1803, "Monniera"; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 953(669). 1923.
Herpestis monnieria (L.) Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 366. 1818; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 272. 1884.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Bhrammi, Neerbrahmi
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Tamil name(s):
Andri, Brahmi
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English name(s):
Bacopa, Thyme leaved gratiola
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Description:
Aquatic or amphibious, prostrate, semi-succulent herbs; stem creeping, branches ascending. Leaves 1-1.5 x 0.4-0.6 cm, ovate-oblong or spathulate, rounded at apex, base narrowed, punctate above, thick, sessile. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels to 2.5 cm long; bracteoles 2, up to 3 mm long. Calyx-lobes 5, unequal; outer calyx lobe c. 5 x 4 mm, ovate, others slightly smaller. Corolla bluish-white, c. 8 mm long, broadly campanulate, faintly 2-lipped; lobes 5, subequal. Stamens 4, didynamous. Ovary oblong-globose; style slightly deflexed. Capsule 3-4 x 1.5-2 mm, ovoid or oblong, enclosed in calyx; seeds c. 0.5 mm long, oblong, reticulate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
In the plains and mangrove forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Chinnar, Ranni, Kumbla, Anaikatty, Veli, Kasaragod, Thottappally
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