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
How to identify Ban Long
Identify Ban Long 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: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Manipur.
- Confirm it sits within the Onagraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ban Long.
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
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Long itself; the rest are typical of the Onagraceae family — flowering plants only.
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 in the Onagraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Manipur. It grows in marshy places. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Onagraceae
Evening-Primrose Family
Ban Long belongs to the Onagraceae family.
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