Bacopa monnieri

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Bacopa
Species:

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst., 1891

• Homotypic
  • Anisocalyx limnanthiflorus (L.) Hance in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 185 (1853)
  • Bramia monnieri (L.) Drake in Fl. Polynésie Franç.: 142 (1892)
  • Gratiola monnieri (L.) L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 851 (1759)
  • Herpestis monnieri (L.) Rothm. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 73 (1941)
  • Moniera monnieri (L.) Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 292 (1894)
  • Lysimachia monnieri L. in Cent. Pl. II: 9 (1756)
• Heterotypic
  • Ruellia articulata Houtt. in Nat. Hist. 2(9): t. 59, f. 3 (1778)
  • Thunbergia stolonifera Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 517 (1837)
  • Allocalyx microphylla Cordem. in Fl. Réunion: 486 (1895)
  • Bacopa monnieri var. cuneifolia Michx. in Rhodora 37: 440 (1935)
  • Bacopa monnieria (L.) Hayata & Matsum. in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 277 (1906), orth. var.
  • Bacopa monnieria var. cuneifolia (Michx.) Fernald in Rhodora 37: 440 (1935)
  • Bramia indica Lam. in Encycl. 1: 459 (1785)
  • Calytriplex obovata Ruiz & Pav. in Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 165 (1798)
  • Gratiola monnieria L. in Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 4: 306 (1759), orth. var.
  • Gratiola portulacacea Weinm. in Syll. Ratisb. 1: 222 (1824)
  • Gratiola tetrandra Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 36 (1812)
  • Habershamia cuneifolia (Michx.) Raf. in Neogenyton: 2 (1825)
  • Herpestis africana (Pers.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 753 (1840)
  • Herpestis brownei Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 402 (1821)
  • Herpestis calytriplex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 753 (1840)
  • Herpestis cuneifolia (Michx.) Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 418 (1813)
  • Herpestis monnieria (L.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 366 (1818), orth. var.
  • Herpestis moranensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 367 (1818)
  • Herpestis pedunculosa Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 753 (1840)
  • Herpestis procumbens Spreng. in Novi Provent.: 22 (1818)
  • Herpestis spathulata Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 748 (1826)
  • Hydrotrida beccabunga Willd. in Linnaea 5: 107 (1830)
  • Moniera africana Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 166 (1806)
  • Moniera brownei Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 166 (1806)
  • Moniera cuneifolia Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 22 (1803)
  • Moniera pedunculosa Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 166 (1806)
  • Septas repens Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 392 (1790)
  • Septilia repens Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 68 (1838)
  • Alonsoa hirsuta (Spreng.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 60 (1840)
  • Capraria monnieria Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 47 (1814)
  • Hemimeris hirsuta Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 809 (1825)
  • Limosella calycina Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 112 (1775)

• Wettst. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1891. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 77

• Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Bacopa monnieri. Published online. Accessed: July 24 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bacopa monnieri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Bacopa monnieri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 July 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bacopa monnieri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

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