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503.0000 Family Plantaginaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 89 (1789), nom. cons.
93 genera, ca. 2050 spp.
Species listed in database: 2092; hybrids: 91
= Antirrhinaceae Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 154, 640 (1807)
= Aragoaceae D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 19: 109, 113 (1835)
= Callitrichaceae Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 7 (1821), nom. cons.
= Chelonaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 124 (1820)
= Digitalidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 202 (1820)
= Ellisiophyllaceae Honda; Daikou Nippon Shokubutsu Bunraigaku [Syst. Pl. Japon.]: 372 (1930)
= Erinaceae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. [Pfeiffer] 1: 1236 (1874)
= Globulariaceae DC.; Fl. Franç. [de Candolle & Lamarck], éd. 3, 3: 427 (1805), nom. cons.
= Gratiolaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 294 (1820)
= Hippuridaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 265, 278 (1818), nom. cons.
= Linariaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 243 (1820)
= Littorellaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 290, 294 (1822)
= Oxycladaceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 2: ad t. 151xx (1857-1870)
= Psylliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 69 (1834)
= Sibthorpiaceae D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 19: 114 (1835)
= Trapellaceae Honda & Sakis.; Daikou Nippon Shokubutsu Bunraigaku [Syst. Pl. Japon.]: 378 (1930)
= Veronicaceae Cassel; Lehrb. Nat. Pflanzenord. 366 (1817)
503.1207 Genus Mecardonia Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 95 (1794)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical America from S-USA to Argentina, West Indies
Species listed in database: 10
= Pagesia Raf.; Fl. Ludov. 48 (1817)
species :
Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1065 (1903)
Name: Axilflower
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa acuminata (Walter) B.L.Rob.; Rhodora 10: 66 (1908)
= Bacopa acuminata var. brevifolia (Pennell) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 174 (1936)
= Bacopa nigrescens (Benth.) Wettst.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 77 (1891)
= Dasanthera cuneifolia (Pursh) Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 2: 69 (1836)
= Gratiola acuminata Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 61 (1788)
= Herpestis nigrescens Benth.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 56 (1836)
= Matourea nigrescens Benth.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 173 (1836)
= Mecardonia acuminata var. brevifolia Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 237 (1919)
= Moniera acuminata (Walter) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891)
= Pagesia acuminata (Walter) Pennell; Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 65 (1935)
= Pagesia leucantha Raf.; Fl. Ludov. 49 (1817)
variant :
var. microphylla (Raf.) Pennell; Torreya 22: 79 (1922)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ambulia rigida var. microphylla Raf.; Autik. Bot. 43 (1840)
= Bacopa acuminata var. microphylla (Raf.) Fernald; Rhodora 37(444): 442 (1935)
= Mecardonia acuminata subsp. microphylla (Raf.) Rossow; Candollea 42(2): 444 (1987)
= Pagesia acuminata subsp. microphylla (Raf.) Pennell; Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 68 (1935)
variant :
var. peninsularis Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 237 (1920)
Distribution: USA (Florida)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa acuminata var. peninsularis (Pennell) Fernald; Rhodora 37: 442 (1935)
= Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis (Pennell) Rossow; Candollea 42(2): 444 (1987)
= Pagesia acuminata subsp. peninsularis (Pennell) Pennell; Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 68 (1935)
species :
Mecardonia berroi Marchesi; Comun. Bot. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo 4(60): 1 (1975)
Distribution: Uruguay (Artigas, Paysandu)
85 URU
species :
Mecardonia exilis (Brandegee) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Herpestis exilis Brandegee; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 2: 191 (1889)
species :
Mecardonia flagellaris (Cham. & Schltdl.) Rossow; Candollea 42(2): 448 (1987)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Florida Prov., Lavalleja, Rocha, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, La Pampa, Misiones, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Santa Fe, San Luis); Chile (O´Higgins, Maule)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG CLE PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa chamaedryoides var. flagellaris (Cham. & Schltdl.) Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 288 (1904)
= Bacopa flagellaris (Cham. & Schltdl.) Edwall; Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado São Paulo 13: 175 (1897)
= Bacopa radicata (Benth.) Descole & Borsini; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 5: 149 (1954)
= Bacopa veronicifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Descole & Borsini; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 5: 148 (1954)
= Bacopa versicolor Herter & Melch.; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 4: 191 (1937), nomen
= Herpestis flagellaris Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 375 (1827)
= Herpestis flagellaris var. veronicifolia Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 576 (1827)
= Herpestis radicata Benth.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 56 (1836)
= Mecardonia flagellaris subsp. radicata (Benth.) Rossow; Candollea 42(2): 452 (1987)
= Mecardonia montevidensis var. veronicifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) G.Dawson, N.S.T.Burkart & Botta; Fl. Ilustr. Entre Ríos 5: 460 (1979), as ´veroniciifolia´
= Mecardonia procumbens var. flagellaris (Cham. & Schltdl.) V.C.Souza; Acta Bot. Brasil. 11(2): 186 (1997)
= Mecardonia radicata (Benth.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Moniera flagellaris (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462 (1891)
= Moniera procumbens var. flagellaris (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 236 (1898)
= Moniera radicata (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462 (1891)
species :
Mecardonia grandiflora (Benth.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa grandiflora (Benth.) Edwall
= Herpestis grandiflora Benth.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 56 (1836)
= Moniera grandiflora (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462 (1891)
species :
Mecardonia kamogawae Greppi & J.C.Hagiw.; Darwiniana 49(1): 43 (2011)
Distribution: Argentina (Corrientes)
85 ARG
species :
Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1065 (1903)
Name: Yerba de culebra amarilla, Baby jump-up
Distribution: Nepal [I]; Bhutan [I]; India [I] (widespread); Bangladesh [I]; Andaman Isl. [I] (Middle Andamans [I], South Andamans [I]); Nicobar Isl. [I] (Great Nicobar Isl. [I], Little Nicobar Isl. [I]); Java [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I] (Bali [I]); New Guinea [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I], Rota [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Truk [I], Moen [I], Pohnpei [I]); USA (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix); Antigua; Montserrat; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Grenada; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas); French Guiana; Ecuador; Galapagos; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Catamarca, Cordoba, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman); Chile (Maule)
40 ban bhu ind nep 41 and ncb 42 jaw lsi nwg 50 aus 62 gum mic mrn 76 USA 77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 ABA BAH CUB DOM GRE HIS JAM MAR MTS PUE STL STV TRT VIR 82 CLM FRG VEN 83 BOL ECU GAL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa chamaedryoides (Kunth) Wettst.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 76 (1891)
= Bacopa chamaedryoides f. intermedia Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 288 (1904)
= Bacopa chamaedryoides var. peduncularis (Benth.) M.C.Matz.; Cath. Univ. Amer. Biol. Ser. 16: 173 (1934)
= Bacopa dianthera (Sw.) Descole & Borsini; Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. [Descole, ed.] 5: 151 (1954)
= Bacopa divaricata (J.A.Schmidt) Loefgr. & Edwall; Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado São Paulo 13: 176 (1897), in clavi
= Bacopa montevidensis (Spreng.) Herter & Melch.; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 4: 191 (1937)
= Bacopa peduncularis (Benth.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 174 (1936)
= Bacopa procumbens (Mill.) Greenm.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 261 (1907)
= Bacopa procumbens var. peduncularis (Benth.) Fernald; Rhodora 37(444): 442 (1935)
= Bacopa procumbens var. schottii Greenm.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 262 (1907)
= Bacopa procumbens var. tenuis (Small) Fernald; Rhodora 37: 442 (1935)
= Bacopa tenuis (Small) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 174 (1936)
= Erinus procumbens Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 6 (1768)
= Gratiola repens Sessé & Moc.; non Sw.
= Herpestis caprarioides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 368 (1818)
= Herpestis chamaedryoides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 369 (1818)
= Herpestis chamaedryoides var. peduncularis (Benth.) A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 280 (1878)
= Herpestis chrysantha Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 577 (1827)
= Herpestis colubrina Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 368 (1818)
= Herpestis cubensis Poepp.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 802 (1825)
= Herpestis divaricata J.A.Schmidt; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 8: 309 (1862)
= Herpestis macrantha M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 18: 51 (1933-5)
= Herpestis montevidensis Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 802 (1825)
= Herpestis peduncularis Benth.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 56 (1836)
= Herpestis procumbens (Mill.) Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 4: 558 (1911)
= Herpestis vandellioides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 367 (1818)
= Lindernia dianthera Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 92 (1788)
= Mecardonia dianthera (Sw.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Mecardonia divaricata (J.A.Schmidt) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Mecardonia montevidensis (Spreng.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Mecardonia ovata Ruiz & Pav.; Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 164 (1798)
= Mecardonia peduncularis (Benth.) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1065 (1903)
= Mecardonia tenuis Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1065 (1903)
= Mecardonia vandellioides (Kunth) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Mecardonia viridis Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1065 (1903)
= Microcarpaea americana Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 42 (1824)
= Moniera caprariodes (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891)
= Moniera chamaedryoides Kunth; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 721 (1901)
= Moniera chamaedryoides var. microphylla (Schmidt) Dusén; Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 13: 31 (1903)
= Moniera chamaedryoides var. peduncularis (Benth.) C.Mohr; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 721 (1901)
= Moniera dianthera (Sw.) Millsp.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 98 (1900)
= Moniera montevidensis (Spreng.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462 (1891)
= Moniera procumbens (Mill.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891)
= Moniera procumbens f. albiflora Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 236 (1898)
= Moniera procumbens f. bicolor Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 237 (1898)
= Moniera procumbens f. flavida Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 236 (1898)
= Moniera procumbens var. montevidensis (Spreng.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 236 (1898)
= Pagesia dianthera (Sw.) Pennell; Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 69 (1935)
= Pagesia peduncularis (Benth.) Pennell; Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 65 (1935)
= Pagesia procumbens (Mill.) Pennell; Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1: 68 (1935)
= Pagesia vandellioides (Kunth) Pennell; Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 43: 2 (1940)
= Stemodia tomentosa G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 542 (1838)
variant :
var. caespitosa (Cham.) V.C.Souza; Acta Bot. Brasil. 11(2): 188 (1997)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa caespitosa (Cham.) Edwall; Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado São Paulo 13: 178 (1897)
= Herpestis caespitosa Cham.; Linnaea 8: 33 (1833)
= Mecardonia caespitosa (Cham.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Moniera caespitosa (Cham.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462 (1891)
variant :
var. herniarioides (Cham.) V.C.Souza; Acta Bot. Brasil. 11(2): 187 (1997)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Itapua, Neembucu); Uruguay (Colonia); Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Apozia herniarioides (Cham.) Willd. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 114 (1841)
= Bacopa chamaedryoides var. microphylla (J.A.Schmidt) Edwall; Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado São Paulo 13: 177 (1897)
= Bacopa herniarioides (Cham.) Edwall; Bol. Commiss. Geogr. Estado São Paulo 13: 178 (1897)
= Herpestis chamaedryoides var. microphylla J.A.Schmidt; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 8(1): 304 (1862)
= Herpestis herniarioides Cham.; Linnaea 8: 34 (1833)
= Mecardonia herniarioides (Cham.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Mecardonia tenella var. microphylla (J.A.Schmidt) Rossow; Candollea 42: 470 (1987)
= Moniera chamaedryoides var. microphylla (J.A.Schmidt) Dusén; Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 13: 31 (1903)
= Moniera herniarioides (Cham.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891)
variant :
var. tenella (Cham. & Schltdl.) V.C.Souza; Acta Bot. Brasil. 11(2): 185 (1997)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Durazno, Florida Prov., Lavalleja, Maldonado, Paysandu, Rivera, Rocha, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones, Santa Fe)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa tenella (Cham. & Schltdl.) Herter & Melch.; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 4: 191 (1937)
= Bacopa uruguayensis Herter & Melch.; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 4: 191 (1937), nomen, et Candollea 10: 88 (1943), et in Rev. Sudamer. Bot. 7: 227 (1943)
= Herpestis tenella Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 576 (1827)
= Mecardonia tenella (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
= Moniera tenella (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 462 (1891)
species :
Mecardonia pubescens Rossow; Candollea 42(2): 463 (1987)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
species :
Mecardonia reneeae Greppi & M.M.Sosa; Phytotaxa 303(3): 264 (2017)
Distribution: Argentina (Chaco, Formosa, Santa Fe, Corrientes)
85 ARG
species :
Mecardonia serpylloides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pennell; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 98: 87 (1946)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones, Santa Fe)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Bacopa serpylloides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Angely; Fl. Analítica São Paulo 4: 890 (1970 publ. 1971)
= Herpestis pusilla Meisn. ex D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 3: 519. n. 36 (1842)
= Herpestis serpylloides Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 2: 574 (1827)
= Mecardonia pusilla Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 3: 16, t. 28 (1829)
= Moniera serpylloides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891)
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