Bacopa occultans (Hiern) Hutch. & Dalziel

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Bacopa

Characteristics

Erect or ascending herb, up to 1 ft. high, sparingly branched near the base: flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.31
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In rice swamps and margins of lakes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Bacopa occultans world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799545-1
WFO ID wfo-0000558297
COL ID 67YHC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bacopa occultans Monniera occultans