Bacopa monnieri
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Off Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Herpestis monnieria (L.) Kunth Lysimachia monnieri L. Monniera africana Pers. |
| Common names: | Water hyssop (English) |
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Prostrate glabrous plant with stems rooting at the nodes. Leaves 10-15 × 5-7 mm, obovate to spathulate, glandular-punctate; apex obtuse. Flowers solitary, axillary, white or blue (per FZ). Pedicels up to 25 mm, exceeding the leaves in fruit. Corolla 6-7.5 mm long; lobes slightly unequal. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout the tropics and subtropics. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Literature: |
Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 48 - 49. |
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