Neptunia oleracea

Neptunia oleracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Neptunia
Species:
N. oleracea
Binomial name
Neptunia oleracea
Synonyms
List
  • Desmanthus natans Willd.
  • Mimosa natans Vahl
  • Neptunia natans W.Theob.
  • Acacia lacustris Desf.
  • Aeschynomene herbacea Aubl.
  • Aeschynomene pumila L.
  • Desmanthus lacustris (Bonpl.) Willd.
  • Desmanthus stolonifer DC.
  • Mimosa aquatica Humb. ex F.Dietr.
  • Mimosa aquatica Pers.
  • Mimosa lacustris Bonpl.
  • Mimosa stolonifera Perr. ex DC.
  • Neptunia stolonifera Guill. & Perr.

Neptunia oleracea (not to be confused with Neptunia plena) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is sometimes referred to in English by the common names water mimosa or sensitive neptunia. It is pantropical nitrogen-fixing perennial legume. Genus and common name come from Neptune, god of the sea, in reference to the aquatic habit of some species in the genus.

Its specific epithet oleracea means "vegetable/herbal" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).

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