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Bacopa floribunda
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Family:
SCROPHULARIACEAE
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Citation: Bacopa floribunda (R. Br.) Wettst. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 77. 1891; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 193. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 255. 1985; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 209. 1991.
Herpestis floribunda R. Br., Prodr. 442. 1810; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 273. 1884.
Moniera floribunda (R. Br.) Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 2. 357. 1905; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 953(669). 1923.
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Description:
Stem erect, 10-30 cm, subquadrangular, glabrous, slightly branched at base, leaves lanceolate-linear, 1.8-3.1 cm, acute, entire, narrowly revolute at margins, finely gland-dotted; flowers 1 or 2 in an axil, on short slender pedicels; bracteoles filiform, sepals membranous, veiny, puberulous, outer ones broadly oval, obtuse.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Kasaragode, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist sandy fields, near the coasts
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Distribution:
Palaeotropic
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Kasaragod
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