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Neptunia oleracea Lour.

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Neptunia Lour.

Neptunia oleracea Lour. [Preferred name]
    Desmanthus lacustris Willd. {Synonym}
    Desmanthus natans Willd. {Synonym}
    Desmanthus natans Willd., p.p. {Synonym}
    Desmanthus stolonifer DC. {Synonym}
    Mimosa aquatica Pers. {Synonym}
    Mimosa lacustris Kunth {Synonym}
    Mimosa natans L.f. {Synonym}
    Mimosa natans sensu auct. non L.f. {Misapplied}
    Mimosa prostrata Lam. {Synonym}
    Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce {Synonym}
    Neptunia prostrata (Lam.)Baill. {Synonym}
    Neptunia stolonifera Guill. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Anatsiriry [3402]; Chui-Mui [3028]; Lajalu [3017, 3030]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (U) [30, 1722]; Benin (N) [11]; Botswana (N) [8]; Cameroon (N) [8]; Ethiopia (N) [1764]; Gambia The (N) [11]; Ghana (N) [8]; Kenya (N) [1]; Malawi (N) [6]; Mali (N) [11]; Mozambique (N) [6]; Namibia (N) [40]; Niger (N) [78]; Nigeria (N) [11]; Senegal (N) [11]; Somalia (N) [1764]; South Africa (N) [19]; Sudan (N) [29, 1722]; Tanzania (N) [1]; Togo (N) [23]; Uganda (N) [32]; Zaire (N) [7]; Zambia (N) [6]; Zimbabwe (N) [6, 1722]
  Asia
Borneo (U) [1722]; Cambodia (N) [1913]; India (N) [1722, 3009, 3017, 3019, 3020, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3092, 3094, 3142, 3143, 3366, 3373, 3375, 3388, 3623, 3624]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3366]; Delhi [3366]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3623]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3019]; Manipur [3142]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3026]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3143]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3624]; West Bengal [3388]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (U) [2022, 3004]; Jawa (U) [1722, 2022]; Kalimantan (N) [3004]; Laos (N) [1913]; Malaysia (U) [2111]; Moluccas (N) [2022]; Myanmar (N) [1722]; Nepal (N) [3366]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Philippines (U) [1722, 2022]; Singapore (U) [2111]; Sri Lanka (N) [1722, 1927]; Sulawesi (U) [1722, 2022]; Sumatera (U) [1722, 2022]; Thailand (N) [1722, 1998]; Vietnam (N) [1722, 1998]
  Caribbean
Jamaica (N) [1722]
  Central America
Costa Rica (N) [2304]; El Salvador (N) [1722]; Guatemala (N) [1722]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470, 1722, 3348]; Guerrero [1722]; Sinaloa [1722, 3348]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1470, 1722]; Chiapas [1722]; Nicaragua (N) [3348]; Panama (N) [2304]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [3366]; Laccadive Is (N) [3366]; Madagascar (N) [11, 3402]; Maldives (N) [3366]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 3052]; Nicobar Is (N) [3366]
  South America
Brazil (N) [1722, 3348]; Bahia [1722]; Ceara [1722]; Para [1722]; Parana [1722]; Colombia (N) [1722]; Ecuador (U) [1722]; Guyana (N) [1722]; Peru (N) [2090]; Surinam (U) [1722]; Venezuela (U) [1722]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [7];
    Sudanian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [11];
    Zambezian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [6];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 1470, 1722, 1913, 1927, 1998, 2022, 2111, 3017, 3028, 3348, 3386, 3402, 3608, 3898] ; Distribution Map [1722] ; Illustration [1, 6, 1470, 1722, 1913, 1998, 3386]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [2022] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Vulnerable [2996] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3348] ; Habit: Herb [2022] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [2022] [3052] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock J

  
USES:
  Food and Drink [1998, 2022, 3030, 3142, 3402]; Medicine [3030, 3608]

  
NOTES:
  Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce: Accepted [09/29/94 09:58] [1470]
  Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  Occurs in the tropics of both hemispheres. Often cultivated. [1998]
  Wild plants are also protected for use as food. [1913]
  Aquatic, floating herb or sub-erect rooted herb of damp sites. [2022]
  Origin uncertain; rare but locally numerous. [2022]
  Protected and cultivated. [2022]

  
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