MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Bacopa names


Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 


Bacopa aquatica Aubl.

FRENCH :  Bacopa du Brésil.

GERMAN :  Wasserysop.

PORTUGUESE :  Pacoba (Brazil), Pacobeira (Brazil), Pacova (Brazil).

Bacopa axillaris (Benth.) Standl

Data needed

Bacopa caroliniana Roxb. (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) :    Bacopa amplexicaulis (Pursch.) Wettst.,  Bacopa caroliniana (Walt.) Robins.

ENGLISH :  Lemon Bacopa, Blue Hyssop, Water Hyssop, Giant red bacopa.

FRENCH :  Grande bacopa.

GERMAN :  Amerikanische Fettblatt, Amerikanische Wasserysop, Großblättrige Bacopa, Große Fettblatt, Großes Fettblatt, Stegelumfassende Bacopa, Wasserysop.

HUNGARIAN :  Awaiting feedback.

POLISH :  Bakopa karolińska.

RUSSIAN :   Бакопа каролинская.

THAI :    ลาน ไพลิน   Lan phai lin (Smit) .


Photograph at  Maryland Aquatic Nurseries (mid. page).

Bacopa crenata (Beauv.) Hepper

ENGLISH :  Dentated water hyssop. (this name needs checking)

FRENCH :  Bacopa crénelée. (this name needs checking)

GERMAN :  Gekerbte Bacopa.

RUSSIAN :   Бакопа городчатая.


Bacopa diffusus hort.

SYNONYM(S) :   Sutera diffusus hort.

ENGLISH :   Ornamental bacopa.

FRENCH :   Bacopa des fleuristes, Bacopa ornementale.

GERMAN :   Bacopa, Schneeflockenblume.

HUNGARIAN :  Hópehelyvirág fehér.

JAPANESE :   バ コパ・ディッフスム   Bakopa diffusumu,  ステラ Sutera , ズーテラ  Zuutera.

 RUSSIAN :    Сутера раскидистая,  Бакопа раскидистая.


Photograph of leaves and flowers (close-up) of  white-flowered cultivar 'Snowflake' at H.A.I. Flowers in Japan.


Bacopa floribunda (R. Br.) Wettst.

SYNONYM(S) :  Bramia floribunda  (R.Br.) F.Muell., Herpestis floribunda R. Br. (Wang) , Mella floribunda (R. Br.) Pennell (Wang)

CHINESE :   Mai hua cao.

FRENCH :  Bacopa à feuilles pointues.

HUNGARIAN :   Awaiting feedback..

POLISH :   Bakopa zaostrzona.

THAI :    ผักสามหลัม         Phak sam lan (Smit) .


Bacopa lanigera (G. Don) Wettst.

SYNONYM(S) :   Bramia lanigera  G.Don, Bramia lanigera  (Chamisso & Sclechtendal) Wettst., Herpestis lanigera Chamisso & Schlechtendal

RUSSIAN :   Бакопа шерстистая.


Bacopa laxiflora (Benth.) Wettst. ex Edwall

SYNONYM(S) :    Bacopa laxiflora (Benth.) Wettst. & Edwall

Data needed
Bacopa laxiflora (Benth.) Wettst. ex  Edwall  var. scabra Edwall

Data needed

Bacopa madagascariensis (Benth.) Pennell

FRENCH :  Bacopa de Madagascar.

RUSSIAN :  Бакопа мадагаскарская.

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

SYNONYM(S) :   Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst,  Bramia indica Lam., Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell,  Bramia monniera (R. Br.) Pennell, Gratiola monnieri L,  Herpestis monniera (L.) Kuntze (HoC), Lysimachia monnieri L., Monniera cuneifolia Michx., Septas repens Lour.

ARABIC :   فرفخ      Farfakh.

ASSAMESE :  ব্ৰাহ্মী  Brahmi [3] [30] [31] [Din] .

BENGALI :  অঘবীণী [35] (āghabini [35]) Aaghabini, বির্মীশাক Birmishak [35], ব্রাদ্রমী শাক   Brādramī śāka [MHP], ব্রাহ্মী Brahmi [35], ব্রাহ্মিশাক [Din] Brahmisaka [Din],   ব্রাহ্মী শাক   Brāhmi śāk [MHP], Brahmi-sak [3] [31] , Barmi shak [3], উঘ্রাবির্মী Ughrabirmi [35].

CHINESE :  假马齿苋   Jia ma chi xian.

ENGLISH : Baby's tears [Siv], Bacopa, Brain plant, Coastal waterhyssop, Coastal water hyssop [1], Herb of grace (HoC) [Din] [Siv], Indian-pennywort [1] [31] (HoC) [Din] [Siv], Moneywort [Din] ,  Monnier's bacopa [Din] , Thyme-leaved gratiola [Din] [Siv], Water hyssop (Dr. Duke) [Din] (HoC) [Siv], White hyssop.

FRENCH :  Bacopa de Monnier, Bacopa des herbalistes, Bacopa médicinale, Bramia de Saint-Paul (Réunion), Petite bacopa.

GERMAN :   Bacopa, Kleine Fettblatt, Kleines Fettblatt, Wasserysop.

GUJARATI :  બામ [Din]  Baam [Din], Bamanevari, જલનેવરી [Din] Jalanevari [Din], Jalbrahmi, Jalnevri, કડવી લૂણી [Din] Kadavi luni [Din], Neerbrahmi.

HINDI : Adha birni (Rehm), बाम  [Din] Baam [3] [Din], Barami,  ब्राह्मी [Din] Brahmi [MHP] [31] [Din] [VS], ब्राह्मी जड़ी बूटी  Brāhmī jaṛī būṭī [29H] , Brambhiv, जलबूटी [Din] Jalbuti [3] [Din], Jalneem, जलनीम [Din] Jalnim [3] [Din], नीरब्राह्मी [Din] Nirbrahmi [Din], Nirbraini [3], Mandukaparni (HoC), Pan brahmi [3], सफेद चमनी [Din] Safed chamani [Din], Safed chamni (Rehm).

HUNGARIAN :   Awaiting feedback.

JAPANESE :   バ コパ  Bakopa.

KANNADA :  ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ [Din] Brahmi [3] [31] [Din], ಜಲ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ  [Din]  Jala brahmi [Din], Jalabrahmi [3] [31], Nirbrahmi , Nirubrahmi, ನೀರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ  [Din] Niru brahmi [Din] , Neer brahmi [3].

MALAYALAM : Barna, ബ്രഹ്മി [Din] [28] [29M], Brahmi [Din] [27] [MHP], Nirbrahmi [3].

MARATHI :   ब्राह्मी [Din] Brahmi [Din], Ghola,  जलब्राह्मी [Din] Jalabrahmi [Din], Jalnam,  नीर ब्राह्मी [Din] Nir brahmi [Din].

NEPALESE :  मेधा गिरी  Medha giree.

ORIYA :  ବ୍ରାହ୍ମୀ [Din] Brahmi [Din], ପୃଶ୍ନି ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ [Din] Prusni parnnī [Din] [MHP].

POLISH :  Bakopa drobnolistna, Bakopa moniera.

PUNJABI :  Brahmibuti.

RUSSIAN :  Бакопа, Бакопа Монье.

SANSKRIT :  Adha-birni (Rehm),  Aindri [3], Brahami,  ब्राह्मी [Din] Brahmi [3] [Din], Gundala [1] [3] [31], Indravalli [1] [3] [31], Jalasaya [1] [3] [31], Jala brahmi, Nira-brahmi, Saras, तिक्तलोणिका [Din] Tiktalonika [Din].

SINHALESE :  Lunuvila, Lunu wila [Siv], Nigandu [Siv].

TAMIL :  Ahaznda poozndu [Siv], Carumam, Neer brahmi [Siv], Neer pirami,  நீர்பிரமி [Vij]  Nirbrahmi [31], நீர்பிரம்மி [Vij] Nirbrahmmi [Vij],   நீர்ப்பிரமி [MHP] [Din] Niirpirami [MHP] [Din], Nirabradhmi, Nirpirami, பிரமி [MHP] [Din] Pirami [MHP] [Siv] [Din], பிரமியம் [Din] Piramiyam [Din], Piramiya poozndu [Siv], Piramiya vazhukkai [Siv], தராய் [Din] Taray [Din].

TELUGU :   నీరి సాంబ్రాని మొక్క [Rad] Neeri sambraani mokka [3] [31], సాంబ్రానిచెట్టు [Rad] Sambraanichettu [3], సాంబ్రాణి ఆకు [Din]  Sambrani aku [Din],  సాంబ్రాని చెట్టు [Rad] Sambrani chettu [3] [31], " Sambrareni aaku" [3], సరస్వతి ఆకు [Rad] Saraswathi aku.

THAI :     ผักมิ   Phak mi (Smit) ,  พรมมิ    Phrommi (Smit) .

URDU :  Brahmisak (Pakistan), Jal brahmi.

VIETNAMESE :  Rau đắng biển.


Photograph by Dinesh Valke at flickr.

Names above are mostly reliable when in original script. Names with reference numbers are also reliable, the more ref. the better. Names which should have a scripted match but don't, and have no ref. number are only there to encourage further searches for reliable scripted names.

See also note on Indian names.

 

Bacopa monnierioides (Cham.) B.L. Rob

Data needed

Bacopa myriophylloides (Benth.) Wettstein

ENGLISH :  Brazilian bacopa, Fine leaf water hyssop, Fine-leaved water hyssop, South American bacopa.

FRENCH :  Bacopa aux feuilles fines et verticillées, Bacopa myriophylle, Bacopa myriophylle d' Amérique du Sud.

GERMAN :  Tausendblattähnliches Fettblatt.

RUSSIAN :  Бакопа перистолистная.
Bacopa repens (Swartz) Wettst.

SYNONYM(S) :  Gratiola repens Swartz,  Sinobacopa aquatica D. Y. Hong.

CHINESE :  田玄参   Tian xuan shen .

ENGLISH :  Creeping water-hyssop, Creeping waterhyssop.
Bacopa reptans (Benth.) Wettst. ex Edwall

Possibly a synonym of   Bacopa repens (Swartz) Wettst. ?
Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx) Wettst.

SYNONYM(S) :  Bramia rotundifolia Britt.

ENGLISH :  Disk waterhyssop, Round leaf water hyssop.

FRENCH :  Bacopa à feuilles rondes.

GERMAN :  Rundblättrige Fettblatt.

HUNGARIAN :  Awaiting feedback.

 POLISH :  Bakopa okrągłolistna.

 

Bacopa salzmannii (Benth.) Wettst

Data needed

Bacopa sessiliflora (Benth.) Edwall

Data needed

Bacopa stricta (Schrad.) Edwall

Data needed
Bacopa tweedii (Benth.) Parodi

Data needed


 

 

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Bacopa Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia. < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Bacopa.html > (2012).



REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary


[35]  efloraofindia, 2012, Group discussions & efloraofindia website. String : < https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/jRh-8RFYNNA >. Home page: < https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >. Includes a database of Indian plants (native and introduced) with photos and plant names in various Indian languages.

[31]  Flowers of India, 2010, < http://www.flowersofindia.net/botanical.html >. Many photos and Indian names by many authors.

[3]   FRLHT ENVIS, 2012, Encyclopedia on Indian Medicinal Plants Nomenclature Database. ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants. Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) & Environmental Information System (ENVIS). Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India.  < http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search.php >.

Kalam Abdul  A. P. J.  (Dr.),  The President of India site.  Rashtrapati Bhavan, Herbal Garden.  < http://presidentofindia.nic.in/herbal.html >.

[27]   Kerala Promoter, 2007, Malayalam (romanised) Name of (medicinal) Herbs. < http://www.keralapromoter.com/keralaayurveda/kerala-herb-a.html >.

Maharishi Ayurveda, 1999 - 2005 Maharishi Ayurveda Products International Inc. Ayurvedic Herbs and their Uses,  Brahmi — used to help relieve and prevent stress.  <  http://www.mapi.com/en/ayurvedicherbs/brahmi.html   >.

(HoC)  McGuffin Michael et al., 2000, Herbs of Commerce - 2d Edition. American Herbal Products Association. 

[2]   Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops. < http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:0::NO::: >.

[28]  MyLanguages.org, 2010, Transliterator Roman -> Malayalam. < http://mylanguages.org/malayalam_transliteration.php >.

NMPB, 2004, 32 Prioritised Medicinal Plants. National Informatics Center, National Medicinal Plants Board -  Ministry of Health & Family Welfare - Department of Ayush - Government of India. < http://www.nmpb.nic.in/sarpgandha.htm >.  

พรรณไม้น้ำ สวยงามที่ผลิตในประเทศไทย  ,  2005, (List of Aquatic Plants in Thailand) Department of Fisheries - Thailand.
< http://www.fisheries.go.th/aquaorna/aquatic%20plants.htm >.

[26]   uBio , 2009, Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. The Marine Biological Laboratory. The uBio Taxonomic Name Server acts as a name Thesaurus, Namebank and ClassificationBank . < http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=2667055 >, < http://www.ubio.org/ >.

[1]   USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].  National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.  URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genform.pl (14 May 2012).

[29M]   Wikipedia - Malayalam  < http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82:%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B9%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BF...Bacopa_monnieri.jpg >.

[29H]   Wikipedia - Hindi  < http://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80 >.

[30]   xobdo.org , 2006 - 2010, Assamese - English Dictionary. < http://www.xobdo.net/dic/index.php >. Excellent work provided by volunteers.

[Siv]   A. Sivapalan (Personal communication).

[Rad]     D. Radha Krishna Reddy (Personal communication).

[Vij]  Vijayasankar Raman (Personal communication).

[Din]     Dinesh Valke (Personal communication).

[MHP]  Porcher Michel H., 1995 - 2020, Multiscript Multilingual Plant Name Database. MMPND. The sources of these names would be too numerous to list. They generally have been suggested to us or we have found them in some publication (not always trustworthy or accurate in every way. It is very likely that we have cross-referenced every one of those names. The likelyhood of any remaining inaccurate is small but real.

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : D. Radha Krishna Reddy, A. Sivapalan, Vijayasankar Raman, Dinesh Valke.

 

 

NOTES

"Brahmi" is applied to Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. in Northern and Western India but defines Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell in Kerala (Southern India). (ref. McGuffin et al. 2000)

"Mandukaparni" applies to Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell in Northern and Western India but defines Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. in Kerala. (ref. McGuffin et al. 2000).

It is stated on the  Maharishi Ayurveda site : "Two main herbs go by the name of Brahmi in the ancient Ayurvedic texts. Some experts from The Council of Maharishi Ayurveda Physicians feel that Herpestis monniera (Bacopa monnieri ) is more authentic and is preferable for mental benefits except where urinary flow, purification, and immunomodulation is desired by the physician.
The other herb that commonly goes by this name is more popularly known in the U.S. as Gotu-Kola, or Centella asiatica, called Mandukaparni. "

Unfortunately modern scientists have lumped both plants together  i.e. they are considered as synonyms.




 

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