Neptunia oleracea(NPTPR)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: NPTPR
- Preferred name: Neptunia oleracea
- Authority: Loureiro
Himalayas, India to Indochina, Malesia, tropical Africa, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest to Bolivia and central Brazil). A floating aquatic plant growing in ditches, consumed as a vegetable and also used medicinally
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Neptunia natans | (C.Linnaeus) Druce |
| Neptunia prostrata | (Lamarck) Baillon |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| water mimosa | English |
| gemeine Wassermimose | German |
| dormidera aquática | Spanish |
| sensitiva acuática | Spanish |
| pani-wajak | Bengali |
| kangkung puteri | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Fabales (
1FABO )
Family
Fabaceae (
1LEGF )
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae (
1CAES )
Genus
Neptunia (
1NPTG )
Species
Neptunia oleracea (
NPTPR )