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Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara.
Synonym
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Ludwigia peruviana var. glaberrima
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Family
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Onagraceae
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Local name
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English- Peruvian water primrose
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Flowering and
fruiting period
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March-April
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Distribution
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Originally from America now naturalised throughout the Old
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Distribution in
kerala
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Palakkad, Malappuram, Kannur, Wayanad, Thrissur
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Habitat
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Marshy areas
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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Not Known
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Shrub villous throughout, the hairs usually
multicellualr;. Leaves Simple,alternate oblong-lanceolate,
apex acute, base attenuate, hirsute; Flowers from the upper leaf axils;Petals bright yellow,
suborbicular emarginate, with a claw 1-3 mm long. Stamens twice as many as the sepals; ovary 4-celled, ovules numerous. Capsule thin walled ,oblong, slightly 4-angled. seeds in several rows in each locule.
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