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Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
Family Plantaginaceae
Common name: Bacopa, Brahmi

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. APNI*

Description: Prostrate perennial, glabrous, rooting at nodes, often forming dense mats.

Leaves often ± succulent, cuneate-oblong or obovate, 3.5–15 mm long, 1.5–7 mm wide, apex rounded, base attenuate, margins entire; sessile.

Pedicels 5–6 mm long in flower, lengthening to c. 20 mm long in fruit; bracteoles 2, c. 5 mm long. Sepals 3–5 mm long, outer 3 ovate and 1.5–3 mm wide, 2 inner ones c. 1 mm wide. Corolla 4.5–9 mm long, white or pale blue; tube 2–4.5 mm long; lobes spreading, rounded.

Capsule ovoid or ellipsoid, c. 4 mm long, topped by persistent style 3–4.5 mm long.


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Flowering: spring–summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Usually grows on the edge of freshwater or brackish pools or streams, sometimes submerged; north from Royal N.P.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by W. R. Barker (1992)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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