Bacopa

Bacopa is a genus of 70–100 aquatic plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is commonly known as waterhyssop (or water hyssop, though this is more misleading as Bacopa is not very closely related to hyssop but simply has a somewhat similar appearance).

Bacopa
Bacopa monnieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Gratioleae
Genus: Bacopa
Aubl.
Species

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Synonyms

Brami Adans.
Bramia Lam.
Herpestis Gaertn.
Macuillamia Raf.
Moniera P.Browne
Monocardia Pennell

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