Ban Long / False Primrose
Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. sessiliflora
Also known as Kamole, Primrose Willow, Swamp Primrose
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Manipur
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. sessiliflora
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy places
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Onagraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Onagraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बन लौंग Ban long
- Bengali
- বন লবংগ Ban lavanga
- Tamil
- Kattukkirampu
- Kannada
- ಕಾವಾಕುಲ, ಕಾವಾಕುಳ, ಕಾವಾಕೂಲ
- Malayalam
- kattukarayamapu
- Marathi
- पाण लवंग Pan lavang
About Ban Long
False Primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. sessiliflora) is a herb belonging to the Onagraceae family (Evening-Primrose Family). It is typically found in marshy places. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Onagraceae
Evening-Primrose Family
Ban Long belongs to the Onagraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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