| Perennial Water Primrose |
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| Original date | 7/13/14 12:05 PM |
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| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
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| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5100 |
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Botanical name: Ludwigia perennis Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose family)
Synonyms: Ludwigia parviflora, Ludwigia multiflora, Ludwigia caryophyllea
Synonyms: Ludwigia parviflora, Ludwigia multiflora, Ludwigia caryophyllea
Perennial Water Primrose is an erect herbs. Leaves
2-6 x 0.5-15 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base narrowed, tip pointed to
long-pointed, hairless. Flowers are stalkless, yellow, 4-merous. Sepal
tube is adnate to ovary, sepals lobes 4, about 2 mm long, ovate
long-pointed. Petals are 4-5 mm long, elliptic, yellow. Stamens are 4,
filaments short. Ovary is 1-1.5 cm long, linear, 4-celled, 4-angled.
Ovules are many. Capsule is 1-2 cm long, linear, subterete, 4-ribbed.
Seeds ellipsoid. Perennial Water Primrose is found in waterlogged areas
in grasslands. The plant is found throughout the tropical world. It is also
found in the Himalayas at altitudes of 200-1400 m.
Medicinal uses:
Tender shoot is rubbed on
aching gums. Plant is boiled in oil which is applied to body to bring
down fever.
Medicinal uses:
Tender shoot is rubbed on
aching gums. Plant is boiled in oil which is applied to body to bring
down fever. | Identification credit: Neil Soares | Photographed in Bangalore, Chhattisgarh & Imphal. |
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