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Index of Plant Families (5 families in this page) |
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APOCYNACEAE
Juss.
( Dogbane Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Small trees, shrubs, or herbs, with poisonous latex. Leaves simple, exstipulate, with glands in or above the axils. Flowers solitary or in cymes, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, 5-merous. Corolla with oblique lobes, contorted in bud. Stamens 5; anthers introrse, closely surrounding the stigma. Ovary superior; carpels 2, usually free, united by a single style above. Fruit of two fusiform follicles, usually opening by the ventral suture; rarely only one follicle developing. |  |  | |  |
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Maltese Name |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Nerium indicum | Oleander,
Rose Bay | Siġra Tad-Difel,
Difla,
Oljandru | Apr-Oct |  | Normal Profile
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Labill.
Main Synonym :
Periploca laevigata subsp. angustifolia | African Wolfbane,
Wolfbane | Siġret Il-Ħarir,
Siġra Tal-Ħarir | Nov-Apr |  | Detailed Profile
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(Persoon) K. Schumann
Main Synonym :
Cascabela thevetia | Yellow Oleander,
Lucky Nut,
Mexican Oleander | Maltese Name Not Known | Jul-Oct |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Greater Periwinkle | Maltese Name Not Known | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Juss.
( Honeysuckle Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Woody perennials (rarely herbaceous) with opposite, usually exstipulate leaves. Flowers (3-)5-merous, hermaphrodite, epigynous, usually actinomorphic. Calyx small; corolla-tube variously developed. Stamens (4-)5, epipetalous, alternating with corolla-lobes; anthers longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary 1- to 5-locular; style 1 or absent; stigmas free or connate. Ovules 1 to numerous, pendent, anatropous. Fruit a drupe, berry or nutlet. Seeds endospermic, with a small, straight embryo. | | | | |
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(L.) Dufresne
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Annual Valerian,
Pink Valerian,
Cut-leaved Valerian | Valeriana Roża | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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Boissier
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Long-spurred Valerian,
Pretty Betsy | Maltese Name Not Known | Sep-Dec |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Red Valerian,
Jupiter's Beard,
Keys To Heaven | Toppu Tar-reġina | Apr-Jul |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Gaertner
Main Synonym :
Fedia cornucopiae subsp. graciliflora | Horn Of Plenty | Sieq Il-ħamiema | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile
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Aiton
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Evergreen Honeysuckle | Qarn Il-mogħża | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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Thunberg
Main Synonym :
Lonicera chinensis | Japanese Honeysuckle,
Hall's Honeysuckle,
Chinese Honeysuckle | Maltese Name Not Known | May-Aug |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Dwarf Elder,
Dwarf Elderberry | Sebuqa Selvaġġa,
Nittiena | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Common Elder | Sebuqa Kbira,
Sambuka | Jun-Jul |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Sweet Scabiosa | Skabjoża ħamra | May-Aug |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Sixalix atropurpurea subsp. maritima | Southern Scabiosa | Skabjoża | May-Aug |  | Normal Profile
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Desvaux
Main Synonym :
Fedia eriocarpa | Hairy-fruited Cornsalad,
Italian Cornsalad | Valerjanella | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Loiseleur
Main Synonym :
Valerianella dentata | Small-fruited Cornsalad | Maltese Name Not Known | Apr-May | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Tinus laurifolius | Laurustinus,
Round-leaved Laurustinus | Viburnum,
Meruna | Feb-May |  | Normal Profile
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GENTIANACEAE
Juss.
( Gentian Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Glabrous bitter-tasting herbs. Leaves opposite (very rarely some alternate), entire, exstipulate, usually sessile and often connate at the base. Flowers 4- to 5(to 12)-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx more or less deeply lobed. Corolla-lobes contorted in bud. Stamens inserted on the corolla-tube. Ovary superior, 1-locular, with 2 parietal placentae, rarely almost 2-locular owing to the intrusive placentae; ovules numerous. Fruit a septicidal capsule. | | | | |
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(L.) Hudson
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Yellow-Wort | Ċentawrija Safra | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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Rafn
Main Synonym :
Erythraea centaurium | Common Centaury,
European Centaury | Ċentawrija Kbira | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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(Swartz) Druce
Main Synonym :
Erythraea pulchellum | Lesser Centaury,
Branched Centaury | Ċentawrija żgħira | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Fritsch
Main Synonym :
Schenkia spicata | Spiked Centaury | Ċentawrija Tal-virga | May-Aug | | Normal Profile
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(Hoffmennsegg & Link) Fritsch
Main Synonym :
Erythraea pulchellum var. tenuiflorum | Slender Centaury | Ċentawrija Rqiqa | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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OLEACEAE
Juss.
( Olive Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Usually glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, rarely alternate, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual, 4- (5-) to 6-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx campanulate, often small. Corolla sympetalous or polypetalous, rarely absent. Stamens 2, often inserted on the corolla-tube. Ovary superior, 2-locular; style usually short or absent; ovules usually 2 in each loculus. Fruit a loculicidal capsule, a samara, a drupe or a berry; seeds 1-4. | | | | |
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Maltese Name |
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Vahl
Main Synonym :
Fraxinus oxycarpa | Narrow-leaved Ash | Fraxxnu,
Siġra Tal-Paċenzja | Spring |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Jasminum trifoliatum | Azores Jasmine | Maltese Name Not Known | Jul-Oct |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Olive | Żebbuġa,
Żejtun,
Siġra Taż-Żebbuġ | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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(Hoffmannsegg & Link) Negodi
Main Synonym :
Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris | Wild Olive | Żebbuġa Selvaġġa | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Mock Privet,
Jasmine Box,
Broad-leaved Phillyrea | Olivastru Tal-werqa Wiesgħa,
Fillirja Tal-werqa Wiesgħa | Mar-May | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Phillyrea latifolia subsp. media | Mock Privet,
Jasmine Box | Olivastru,
Fillirja | Mar-May | | Normal Profile
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RUBIACEAE
Juss.
( Bedstraw Family ) | Subfamalies: Cinchonoideae; Ixoroideae; Rubioideae
Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs. Leaves nearly always opposite, simple, entire; stipules separate, connate or divided, sometimes leaf-like and then forming whorls of 4-12 apparent leaves. Inflorescence thyrsoid, paniculate or corymbose, sometimes condensed to a spike or head, or reduced. Flowers actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite. Sepals usually free, sometimes reduced or absent. Sympetalous; corolla hypocrateriform, infundibuliform, cupshaped or rotate. Stamens epipetalous, alternating with the lobes of the corolla. Ovary inferior, usually 2-locular and with a disc; loculi with 1-numerous ovules. Style simple or 2-fid. Fruit dry, dividing into mericarps, or fleshy. Seeds endospermic. | | | | |
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(J. & C.Presl) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Asperula cynanchica var. aristata | Southern Squinancywort | Asperula | All Year |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Squinancywort | Maltese Name Not Known | All Year |  | Normal Profile
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Gussone
Main Synonym :
Crucianella maritima var. rupestris | Rock Crucianella,
Rock Crosswort,
Coastal Crucianella | Kruċanella | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Cleavers,
Goosegrass,
Sticky Willy | Ħarxajja Komuni | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Allioni
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Yellow Bedstraw | Ħarxajja Safra | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | False Cleavers | Ħarxajja | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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Dandy
Main Synonym :
Galium tricorne | Corn Cleavers,
Three-horned Bedstraw | Ħarxajja Ta' Tlett Iqran | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Hudson
Main Synonym :
Galium saccharatum | Southern Cleavers,
Warty Bedstraw | Ħarxajja Tal-felul | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile
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(L.f.) Persoon
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Stinking Madder | Putorja | May-Jun | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Rubia tinctorium | Wild Madder,
Etruscan Madder,
European Wild Madder | Ħarxajja Selvaġġa,
Robbja Selvaġġa | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Field Madder,
Blue Field Madder | Ħarxajja Tal-għelieqi,
Ħarxajja Roża | Feb-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Cynocrambe prostrata | Dog Cabbage | Ħabaq Il-ħnieżer | Dec-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Hairy Valantia | Valantja Niggieża | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Wall Valantia | Valantja Komuni | Feb-May |  | Normal Profile
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