Neptunia oleracea Lour.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Neptunia Lour.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [1][1470][1722]

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Other names:

• Desmanthus lacustris Willd. [Synonym] [1722]
  
• Desmanthus natans Willd. [Synonym] [1722]
  
• Desmanthus stolonifer DC. [Synonym] [1722]
  
• Mimosa aquatica Pers. [Synonym] [1722]
  
• Mimosa lacustris Kunth [Synonym] [1722]
  
• Mimosa natans L.f. [Synonym] [1470]
  
• Mimosa prostrata Lam. [Synonym] [1470]
  
• Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce [Synonym] [1722][1470]
  
• Neptunia prostrata (Lam.)Baillon [Synonym] [1470][1]
  
• Neptunia stolonifera Guillemin [Synonym] [1722]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994/1995 Lewis GP
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1722] [1764]
  • Angola [1722]
  • Angola-ISO [30]
  • Benin [11]
  • Botswana [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Ethiopia [1764]
  • Gambia The [11]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Kenya [1]
  • Malawi [6]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mozambique [6]
  • Namibia-ISO [40]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Somalia [1764]
  • South Africa [19]
  • Sudan [29] [1722]
  • Tanzania [1]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [32]
  • Zaire [7]
  • Zambia [6]
  • Zimbabwe [6] [1722]

• Asia [11] [1722]
  • Borneo [1722]
  • India [1722]
  • Jawa [1722]
  • Myanmar [1722]
  • Philippines [1722]
  • Sri Lanka [1722]
  • Sulawesi [1722]
  • Sumatera [1722]
  • Thailand [1722]
  • Vietnam [1722]

• Caribbean [1722]
  • Jamaica [1722]

• Central America [1470] [1722] [2304]
  • Costa Rica [2304]
  • El Salvador [1722]
  • Guatemala [1722]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470] [1722]
    • Guerrero [1722]
    • Sinaloa [1722]
  • Mexico(South East) [1470] [1722]
    • Chiapas [1722]
  • Panama [2304]

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Madagascar [11]
  • Mauritius [3052]

• South America [11] [1722] [2090]
  • Brazil [1722]
    • Bahia [1722]
    • Ceara [1722]
    • Para [1722]
    • Parana [1722]
  • Colombia [1722]
  • Ecuador [1722]
  • Guyana [1722]
  • Peru [2090]
  • Surinam [1722]
  • Venezuela [1722]

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Notes:

• An aquatic herb with long floating stems.
  
• Neptunia oleracea Lour.: Synonym [09/29/94 09:58]
  
• Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce: Accepted [09/29/94 09:58] [1470]
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:47:00