Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Onagraceae | Genus: Ludwigia | Species: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Ludwigia angustifolia | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Willow Primrose, false primrose, Jamaica loostrife, primrose willow, swamp primrose, water primrose, wild clove, yellow willow herb | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Willow Primrose, wild clov | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit Is A Thin-walled, 4-angled, Narrowly Cylindrical, 8-ribbed Capsule, 3-5 Cm Long, 2-8 Mm In Diameter |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist places | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Pantropical | Bark Details | |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | - | Leaf Details | The alternate leaves are linear to narrowly ovate with blades 1.3 to 16.2 cm long |
