Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettstein

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species : Bacopa monnieri
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
  • Common name : Memory plant, Thyme-leaved grateola
  • Vernacular name : Brahmi (Hin.); Neeru brahmi (Kan.); Brahmi, Neeti sambrani (Tel.); Panikundi (Ori.); Brahmi (San.)
  • Key identification features : A succulent creeping herb that roots at nodes. Leaves are simple, sessile, opposite and fleshy. Flowers are solitary, axillary, pedicelled and about 8 mm across. Fruit is a several-seeded capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Old World Tropics
  • Comments : Occasional on hills to 1400 m. Abundant on low-lying marshy places and water puddles.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Paleotropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Bacopa monnieri. Downloaded on 9 May 2025.

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