Bacopa caroliniana

Bacopa caroliniana

Bacopa caroliniana

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: Bacopa
Species: Bacopa caroliniana

Name

Bacopa caroliniana (Walter) B.L.Rob., Rhodora 10: 66 (1908).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Obolaria caroliniana Walter, Fl. Carol.: 166. Apr–Jun 1788.
• Homotypic
  • Herpestis caroliniana (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 39 (1888).
  • Hydrotrida caroliniana (Walter) Small in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 3: 193 (1913).
  • Moniera caroliniana (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891).
  • Septilia caroliniana (Walter) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 1064 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Moniera amplexicaulis Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 22 (1803).
    • Bacopa amplexicaulis (Michx.) Wettst. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 77 (1891).
    • Herpestis amplexicaulis (Michx.) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 418 (1813).
    • Macuillamia amplexicaulis (Michx.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 44 (1840).
  • Moniera crenulata Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 46 (1895).
    • Hydrotrida crenulata (Small) Small, Fl. Miami: 165 (1913).
    • Septilia crenulata (Small) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 1064 (1903).
  • Herpestis marginata Benth. in DC., Prod. 10: 398 (1846).
    • Bacopa marginata (Benth.) Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 98: 98 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Réunion (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Alagoas, Maranhão, Piauí), Brazil West-Central (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul) (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Robinson, B.L. 1908. Further notes on the vascular plants of the northeastern United States. Rhodora 10(112): 64–68. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Riehl, R. & Baensch, H.A. 2001. Atlas de l’aquarium. 14th edition, volume 1, p. 88–89. ISBN 3-88244-049-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bacopa caroliniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bacopa caroliniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2004–2020. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 11.1; last update Dec. 8, 2020. - Bacopa. Last accessed 11 Dec. 2020.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Bacopa caroliniana. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bacopa caroliniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10..

Vernacular names

English: Blue Waterhyssop
français: Bacopa de Caroline

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