Bacopa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus:
Species: B. albida – B. angulata – B. aquatica – B. arenaria – B. aubletiana – B. australis – B. axillaris – B. bacopoides – B. beccabunga – B. bracteolata – B. braunii – B. callitrichoides – B. caroliniana – B. cochlearia – B. congesta – B. connata – B. crenata – B. decumbens – B. depressa – B. dubia – B. egensis – B. eisenii – B. floribunda – B. gracilis – B. gratioloides – B. hamiltoniana – B. humifusa – B. imbricata – B. innominata – B. lacertosa – B. lanigera – B. laxiflora – B. lecomtei – B. lisowskiana – B. longipes – B. madagascariensis – B. micromonnieria – B. minuta – B. monnieri – B. monnierioides – B. myriophylloides – B. neuwiedii – B. occultans – B. oxycalyx – B. paraguariensis – B. pennellii – B. punctata – B. repens – B. reptans – B. rotundifolia – B. salzmannii – B. scabra – B. scoparioides – B. semiserrata – B. serpyllifolia – B. sessiliflora – B. stemodioides – B. stricta – B. valeriia – B. verticillata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bacopa 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.

Name

Bacopa Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 128 (1775), nom. cons.

Type species: Bacopa aquatica Aubl.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Moniera B.Juss. ex P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 269 (1756), nom. rej.
- Brami Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 208 (1763).
- Conobea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 639 (1775).
- Bramia Lam., Encycl. 1: 459 (1785).
- Mella Vand., Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec.: 43 (1788).
- Septas Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 392 (1790), nom. illeg.
- Blanckia Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 347 (1790), opus utiq. oppr.
- Calytriplex Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 96 (1794).
- Herpestis C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp. 3: 186 (1807).
- Hydropyxis Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 94 (1817).
- Macuillamia Raf., Neogenyton: 2 (1825).
- Habershamia Raf., Neogenyton: 2 (1825).
- Hydranthelium Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 202 (1825).
- Sphaerotheca Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea 2: 605 (1827).
- Ranaria Cham., Linnaea 8: 30 (1833).
- Caconapea Cham., Linnaea 8: 28 (1833).
- Cardiolophus Griff., Madras J. Lit. Sci. 4: 376 (1836).
- Septilia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 68 (1838).
- Heptas Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 293 (1840).
- Quinquelobus Benj., Linnaea 20: 316 (1847).
- Anisocalyx Hance in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 195 (1853).
- Ranapalus Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 7: 113 (1877).
- Allocalyx Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 486 (1895).
- Hydrotrida Willd. ex Britton & A.Br., Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 3: 193 (1913).
- Monocardia Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 72: 155 (1919 publ. 1920).
- Naiadothrix Pennell, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 105 (1920).
- Silvinula Pennell, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 103 (1920).
- Maeviella Rossow, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 27: 172 (1983-1985 publ. 1985).
- Sinobacopa D.Y.Hong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25: 293 (1987).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DR Congo.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Aldabra, Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Sinai.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Lesser Sunda Islands (introduced), Malaya.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Gilbert Islands.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Marquesas (introduced).
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos (doubtfully present), Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 1. Pp. I–XXIX, 30–32, 1–621. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page. pl. 49.

Additional references

Sosa, M.d.l.M., Moroni, P. & O'Leary, N. 2018. A taxonomic revision of the genus Bacopa (Gratioleae, Plantaginaceae) in Argentina. Phytotaxa 336(1): 1–27. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.336.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bacopa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Bacopa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Bacopa. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bacopa. Accessed: 24 Jul 2025.

Vernacular names

čeština: Bakopa
English: Water Hyssop
suomi: Bakopat
magyar: Bakopa