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Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Neptunia Lour.

Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce [Accepted]
    Mimosa L. natans L.f. {Synonym}
    Mimosa L. prostrata Lam. {Synonym}
    Neptunia oleracea Lour. {Synonym}
    Neptunia prostrata (Lam.)Baillon {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [30]; 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-ISO (N) [40]; Niger (N) [78]; Nigeria (N) [11]
    Senegal (N) [11]; Somalia (N) [1764]
    South Africa (N) [19]; Sudan (N) [29]; Tanzania (N) [1]
    Togo (N) [23]; Uganda (N) [32]; Zaire (N) [7]
    Zambia (N) [6]; Zimbabwe (N) [6]
  Central America
    Mexico (U) [1470]
  Indian Ocean
    Madagascar (N) [11]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [7]
    Sudanian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [11]
    Zambezian freshwater swamp and aquatic vegetation [6]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Food and Drink; Medicine

  
NOTES:
  An aquatic herb with long floating stems.
  Nodulation data from Neptunia oleracea Lour. [1785]
  Nodulation data from Neptunia prostrata (Lam.)Baillon [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

1.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1959
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

6.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1970
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.

7.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

19.

   Ross,J.H., 1975
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa Vol.16,pt.1.Ross,J.H.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa Vol.16,pt.1.Ross,J.H.

23.

   Ern,H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

29.

   Andrews,F.W., 1952
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.
    The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan;Vol.2.

30.

   Torre,A.R.da, 1956
    Mimosoideae.In:Cons.Fl.Angolensis Vol.2(2).Exell & Mendonca
    Mimosoideae.In:Cons.Fl.Angolensis Vol.2(2).Exell & Mendonca

32.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Pers.obs.
    Pers.obs.

40.

   Schreiber,A., 1967
    58.Mimosaceae.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.
    58.Mimosaceae.In:Prodr.Flora von Sudwestafrika.Merxmuller,H.

78.

   Peyre de Fabregues,B.& Lebrun, 1976
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger

1470.

   McVaugh,R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1764.

   Thulin,M., 1989
    Nordic J.Bot. 8:457-488.new/noteworthy legumes NE Trop.Afr.
    Nordic J.Bot. 8:457-488.new/noteworthy legumes NE Trop.Afr.

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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