Onagraceae · Ludwigia

Vasalaccira / Seedbox

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
Flowering
August-January

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Genus
Ludwigia
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.

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Botanical family

Onagraceae

Evening-Primrose Family

Vasalaccira belongs to the Onagraceae family.

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