Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

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Off Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale

Synonyms:	Herpestis monnieria (L.) Kunth Lysimachia monnieri L. Monniera africana Pers.
Common names:	Water hyssop (English)
Description:	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.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 48 - 49.

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