Bacopa monnieri

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Family:PLANTAGINACEAE
Species:Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
Common Name:Smooth Water Hyssop; Herb of Grace; Monnier's Water Hyssop
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Herb of Grace is a native herbaceous perennial in the Plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It can be found in the southern half of Alabama. It also occurs in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Herb of Grace grows in wet roadside ditches, on stream and river banks, in fresh water and brackish marshes, and on the shores of ponds and lakes. Herb of Grace is a much-branched prostrate herb rooting at the nodes. The stems are succulent, glabrous, and green in color. Leaves are opposite, sessile, succulent, oblanceolate to spatulate in outline, entire, and glabrous. Flowers are solitary in the axils of the leaves. The corolla is campanulate with 5 spreading lobes. The corolla is white to pink in color with a dark red ring about mid-length of the throat and yellow at the base of the throat. There are 4 stamens. The fruit is a capsule. Herb of Grace is also known as brahmi in traditional Indian medicine. It has been used in herbal medicine to improve mental health, to treat Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and to improve memory. There is limited scientific research to support these uses.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE - Plantain family
Genus Bacopa
Species Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. - Smooth Water Hyssop; Herb of Grace; Monnier's Water Hyssop

Citation

Citation Bacopa monnieri (Linnaeus) Wettstein, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4, Abt. 3b: 77. 1891.
Basionym: Lysimachia monnieri L. 1756.
Type: JAMAICA: "Moniera minima repens, foliis subrotundis, floribus singularibus alaribus" (neotype: Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica t. 28(3). 1756). Neotypified by L. H. Cramer, in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 421. 1981.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Bacopa monnieri var. micromonnieria Bacopa monnieri (Linnaeus) Pennell, var. micromonnieria (Grisebach) Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 96. 1946.Herpestis micromonnieria Grisebach 1866. 
Bacopa monnieria Bacopa monnieria Wettstein, in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 77. 1891, nom. illegit.Gratiola monnieria Linnaeus 1759, nom. illegit.; Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Bacopa monnieria var. cuneifolia Bacopa monnieria Wettstein, var. cuneifolia (Michaux) Fernald, Rhodora 37: 440. 1935.Moniera cuneifolia Michaux 1803. 
Bacopa micromonnieria Bacopa micromonnieria (Grisebach) B. L. Robinson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 614. 1909.Herpestis micromonnieria Grisebach 1866. 
Brami indica Brami indica Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 459. 1785. INDIA
Brami micromonnieria Brami micromonnieria (Grisebach) Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 75: 10. 1923.Herpestis micromonnieria Grisebach 1866. 
Brami monniera Brami monniera Drake del Castillo, Fl. Polynesie Franc. 142. 1893, nom. illegit.Gratiola monnieria Linnaeus 1759, nom. illegit.; Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Brami monnieri Brami monnieri (Linnaeus) Pennell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 243. 1920.Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Calytriplex obovata Calytriplex obovata Ruiz López & Pavón, Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 165. 1798. PERU
Gratiola monnieri Gratiola monnieri (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 851. 1759.Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Gratiola monnieria Gratiola monnieria Linnaeus, Amoen. Acad. 4: 306. 1759, nom. illegit.Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Habershamia cuneifolia Habershamia cuneifolia (Michaux) Rafinesque, Autik. Bot. 44. 1840.Moniera cuneifolia Michaux 1803. 
Herpestis cuneifolia Herpestis cuneifolia (Michaux) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 418. 1814.Moniera cuneifolia Michaux 1803. 
Herpestis monnieria Herpestis monnieria Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 366. 1818, nom. illegit.Gratiola monnieria Linnaeus 1759, nom. illegit.; Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Herpestis micromonnieria Herpestis micromonnieria Grisebach, Cat. Pl. Cub. 183. 1866. CUBA: Without data, Wright 2999 (holotype: GOET?).
Limosella calycina Limosella calycina Forsskål, Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 112. 1775.  
Lysimachia monnieri Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus, Cent. Pl. 2: 9. 1756. JAMAICA: Without data (neotype: Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica t. 28(3). 1756). Neotypified by L. H. Cramer, in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 421. 1981.
Moniera brownei Moniera brownei Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 166. 1806.Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Moniera calycina Moniera calycina Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462. 1891, nom. illegit.Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 
Moniera cuneifolia Moniera cuneifolia Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 22. 1803. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).
Moniera micromonnieria Moniera micromonnieria (Grisebach) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463. 1891.Herpestis micromonnieria Grisebach 1866. 
Septas repens Septas repens Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 392. 1790. CHINA
Septilia repens Septilia repens (Loureiro) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1064. 1903.Septas repens Loureiro 1790. 
Bramia monnieri    
Monniera monniera Moniera monnieria Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 292. 1894, nom. illegit.Gratiola monnieria Linnaeus 1759, nom. illegit.; Lysimachia monnieri Linnaeus 1756. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Choctaw, Covington, Geneva, Houston, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Sumter

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1896 - 1997

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000043401 Baldwin 3 Aug 1926 WOLF, WOLFGANG
2650		 AUA
BACOPA MONNIERI (L.) PENNELL
AUA_ACC_4220 Baldwin 14 May 1955 BURCH, JACK
 AUA
BACOPA MONNIERI (L.) PENNELL
UNA00041551 Baldwin 24 Sep 1977 Harvey, Denise
286		 UNA
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell
UWAL0044176 Baldwin 15 Jul 1995 Larsen, Harry S.
1713		 UWAL
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
UWAL0044177 Baldwin 26 Aug 2000 McArthur, Jill D.
636		 UWAL
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
UNA00058033 Baldwin 15 May 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2059		 UNA
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell
UWAL0044178 Baldwin 10 Aug 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
1034		 UWAL
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
AUA_ACC_65475 Baldwin 11 May 2005 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
1778		 AUA
BACOPA MONNIERI (L.) PENNELL
TROY000009017 Baldwin 11 May 2005 Hansen, Curtis J.
1778		 TROY
Bacopa monnieri (Linnaeus) Pennell
TROY000026072 Baldwin 18 Jul 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12709		 TROY
Bacopa monnieri (Linnaeus) Pennell
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