Mecardonia procumbens

Mecardonia procumbens
Mecardonia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Tribe:	Gratioleae
Genus:	Mecardonia
Species:	M. procumbens
Binomial name
Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small (1903)
Synonyms
Bacopa procumbens

Mecardonia procumbens, baby jump-up,^[1] is an annual or perennial herb native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. It has become widely spread in warmer regions worldwide, and is now naturalised on all continents except Antarctica, in addition to most islands with suitable climates.^[2][3][4][5]

References

1. "Mecardonia procumbens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. Souza, Vinícius Castro (1997). "Studies on the delimitation of Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small (Scrophulariaceae)". Acta Botanica Brasilica. 11 (2): 181–189.
3. Chen, Shih-Huei, and Ming-Jou Wu (2001) "Notes on two newly naturalized plants in Taiwan." Taiwania–Taipei– 46 (1): 85-92.
4. Yakandawala, Deepthi; Yakandawala, Kapila (2007). "Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small, an addition to the Sri Lankan Scrophulariaceae Juss." (PDF). Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). 36 (1): 61–64. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
5. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Mecardonia procumbens". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

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