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Taxon:
Neptunia oleracea
Lour.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Neptunia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
25212
Place of publication:
Fl. cochinch. 2:654. 1790
Verified:
03/21/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Neptunia natans
auct.
Neptunia prostrata
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Boudet, G. et al.
1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane.
2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford.
2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Note:
=
Neptunia natans
(L. f.) Druce
Nicolson, D. H. et al.
1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's
Hortus Malabaricus
. Regnum Veg. 119:139.
Note:
=
Mimosa prostrata
(Lam.) Baill.
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds.
1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:217-218.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
=
Mimosa prostrata
(Lam.) Baill.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Windler, D. R.
1966. A revision of the genus
Neptunia
(Leguminosae). Austral. J. Bot. 14:401.
Common names
English
water-mimosa –
Reference(s)
Swedish
neptunia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Andhra Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Arunachal Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Assam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Bihar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Delhi
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Goa
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Gujarat
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Haryana
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Himachal Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Jammu and Kashmir
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Karnataka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Kerala
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Madhya Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Maharashtra
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Manipur
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Meghalaya
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Mizoram
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Nagaland
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Odisha
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Puducherry
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Punjab
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Rajasthan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Sikkim
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tamil Nadu
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tripura
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Uttar Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
West Bengal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Maldives
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Kalimantan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Maluku
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Sulawesi
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Sumatera
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
Sinaloa, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
widely natzd.
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Ghana
,
Gambia
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
[Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Delhi, Goa, Mizoram, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh],
Sri Lanka
,
Maldives
,
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
India
[Andaman and Nicobar Islands],
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa, Maluku, Sumatera],
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(Sinaloa, Jalisco, Guerrero, Chiapas)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Jamaica
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
,
Suriname
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
aquarium plant
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmental
ornamental
aquarium plant
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Human food
potential as vegetable
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds.
1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:217-218.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Weed
of unknown importance
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References