Vasalaccira / Seedbox
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Vasalaccira
Identify Vasalaccira by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Onagraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vasalaccira.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ludwigia hyssopifolia
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy places
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Northern Australia
- Found in India
- Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vasalaccira itself; the rest are typical of the Onagraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Vasalaccira
About Vasalaccira
Seedbox (Ludwigia hyssopifolia) belongs to the Onagraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 11 other states. It grows in marshy places. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Onagraceae
Evening-Primrose Family
Vasalaccira belongs to the Onagraceae family.
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