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Bacopa hamiltoniana (Benth.) Wettst.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Bacopa

Characteristics

Leaves 15–40 x 1.5–5(8) mm., sessile, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, cuneate into narrow, petiole-like, somewhat amplexicaul base, entire to obscurely, remotely denticulate or evenly crenate-dentate, glandular-punctate.
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Calyx minutely ciliate, glandular-punctate; lateral sepals 3–3.5 mm. long, linear-lanceolate, acuminate; posterior 4.5–5 x 2.5–3 mm., broadly ovate, reticulate veined; anterior c. 3 mm. long.
Erect herb up to 40 cm. tall, glabrous; stem simple or branched, smooth to subquadrangular especially towards base.
Flowers axillary, solitary, pale mauve or pale blue, shortly pedicellate, bibracteate.
Corolla c. 4 mm. long, upper lip, truncate, emarginate; lower lip equally trilobed.
Capsule 3–3.5 mm. long, broadly ovoid to subglobose.
Bracts 1–1.5 mm. long, very narrowly-linear.
Pedicels c. 0.5 mm. long, stout, glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Bacopa hamiltoniana world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Nepal, Senegal, Chad, and Zambia

Conservation status

Bacopa hamiltoniana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799516-1
WFO ID wfo-0000558256
COL ID K99C
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Synonyms

Mella hamiltoniana Bacopa hamiltoniana Cardiolophus decussata Monniera scabrida Moniera hamiltoniana Herpestis hamiltoniana Bacopa hamiltoniana var. hamiltoniana
WorldFloraDB 2024