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Neptunia oleracea
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae (COL) |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta (COL) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (COL) |
| Order | Fabales (COL) |
| Family | Fabaceae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Neptunia | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | oleracea | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2011 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Plants | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | Lour. | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is widespread throughout Africa, Asia (tropical), Mexico and South America (Cook 1996, GRIN 2011). The species native range is uncertain, and it has been widely introduced.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Bangladesh; Belize; Benin; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Botswana; Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Pará, Paraná); Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Colombia; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica (Costa Rica (mainland)); Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras (Honduran Caribbean Is.); India (Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Jamaica; Kenya; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Mali; Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Sinaloa); Mozambique; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Namibia; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Panama; Peru; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Senegal; Somalia; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Uganda; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Introduced:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
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Population [top]
Population: No information available.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Free-floating on the surface of water, often forming floating mats with other plants, when the water recedes it may persist in a land-form, mainly associated with areas of open water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The species is widely eaten as a vegetable, particularly in Indochina.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): No information is available on threats to the species or its habitats.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: None required.
Citation: Allen, D.J. 2011. Neptunia oleracea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T168883A6545251. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T168883A6545251.en. Downloaded on 01 September 2016.
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Neptunia oleracea, click this link: Synonyms. |
Desmanthus lacustris Willd. ¦ Desmanthus natans Willd. ¦ Desmanthus natans Willd., p.p. ¦ Desmanthus stolonifer DC. ¦ Mimosa aquatica Pers. ¦ Mimosa lacustris Kunth ¦ Mimosa natans L.f. ¦ Mimosa natans sensu auct. non L.f. ¦ Mimosa prostrata Lam. ¦ Neptunia natans (L.f.)Druce ¦ Neptunia prostrata (Lam.)Baill. ¦ Neptunia stolonifera Guill. ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Neptunia oleracea, click this link: Common Names. |
Water Mimosa () |
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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