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Ludwigia perennis L.

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Ludwigia perennis L.
Ludwigia perennis L.
Ludwigia perennis L.
Ludwigia perennis L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymIsnardia jussieuoides Kuntze
synonymIsnardia multiflora Guill. & Perr.
synonymIsnardia parviflora (Roxb.) Kuntze
synonymJussiaea caryophyllaea Lam.
synonymJussiaea maderaspatana Steud.
synonymJussiaea perennis (L.) Brenan
synonymLudwigia caryophyllea (Lam.) Merrill & Metcalf
synonymLudwigia humbertii Robyns & Lawalrée
synonymLudwigia jussiaeoides Wall.
synonymLudwigia lythroides Bl.
synonymLudwigia multiflora Walp.
synonymLudwigia nesaeoides H. Perrier
synonymLudwigia oppositifolia L.
synonymLudwigia parviflora Roxb.
synonymLudwigia zeylanica Pers.
synonymOenothera quadricolumnata Noronha
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Bon-long
  • Long-bon
Malayalam
  • Neerkarayambu
Other
  • Neerkarayambu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2011 Assessor/s: Rehel, S. Reviewer/s: Narasimhan, D., Ravikumar, K. & Juffe Bignoli, D. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Ludwigia perennis is distributed throughout the paleo-tropics with no known threats. It is assessed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: Conservation activities for this plant are not needed.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
Contributors 
Sanjay Molur
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Erect herbs. Leaves 2-6 x 0.5-15 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, apex acute to acuminate, glabrous. Flowers sessile, 4-merous. Calyx tube adnate to ovary; lobes 4, c. 2 mm long, ovate acuminate. Petals 4-5 mm long, elliptic, yellow. Stamens 4; filaments short. Ovary 1-1.5 cm long, linear, 4-celled, 4-angled. Ovules many. Capsule 1-2 cm long, linear, subterete, 4-ribbed. Seeds ellipsoid.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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        Habit: Herb
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
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          References 
            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Plains to Low Altitude, Marsh Localities
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat

              Habitat

              Terrestrial
              Terrestrial
              Freshwater
              Freshwater
              Ponds, ditches, puddles, marshes, swamps
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
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                Habitat and Ecology: It is an annual found in wet places, sandy river beds, along streams, and in rice fields. It is found growing at an altitude upto 1500 m. Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.1, 15, 15.7
                IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  Waterlogged areas in grasslands
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  References 
                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Bihar, Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha

                    Local Distribution

                    Bongaigaon

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    References 
                      Range Description: Ludwigia perennis is a paleo-tropical species. In India it is distributed in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Countries - Afghanistan; Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Botswana; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea; India (Andaman Is. - Introduced, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Japan; Kenya; Malawi; Malaysia; Mali; Mozambique; Nepal; New Caledonia; Niger; Nigeria; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
                      IUCN and ZOO 2011
                      Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        Global Distribution

                        Tropical Africa, Asia and Australia

                        Indian distribution

                        State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        References 
                          Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Tamil Nadu: All districts
                          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Demography and Conservation
                            Trends
                            Population: It is widespread and commonly found species. Population Trend: Stable
                            IUCN and ZOO 2011
                            Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
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                            References 
                              Conservation Status

                              IUCN Red List Category

                              Least Concern
                              Least Concern
                              Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2011 Assessor/s: Rehel, S. Reviewer/s: Narasimhan, D., Ravikumar, K. & Juffe Bignoli, D. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Ludwigia perennis is distributed throughout the paleo-tropics with no known threats. It is assessed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: Conservation activities for this plant are not needed.
                              IUCN and ZOO 2011
                              Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                Threats
                                Major Threat (s): There are no major threats to this widespread species.
                                IUCN and ZOO 2011
                                Attributions IUCN and ZOO 2011
                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                                  No Data
                                  📚 Uses and Management
                                  Uses

                                  System of Medicines Used In

                                  Folk medicine
                                  Folk medicine
                                  System Of Medicines Used In

                                  Folk medicine

                                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2807
                                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2807
                                  Contributors 
                                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                                    📚 Information Listing
                                    References
                                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2807
                                    2. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                                    3. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
                                    4. Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia perennis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2011.
                                    1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                    2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                    3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                    4. Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia perennis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2011.
                                    5. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                                    7. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
                                    8. Citation: Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia perennis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2011.
                                    11. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                                    1. Ludwigia perennis L., Sp. Pl. 119. 1753; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 117. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 192. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 171. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 172. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 277. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 208. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 164. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 205. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 147. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 282. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 151. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 132. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 288. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 231. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 311. 2009; Barua, Rheedea 20: 65. 2010; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 385. 2009.
                                    2. Ludwigia parviflora Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1:440.1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:588.1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 517(365).1919.
                                    3. Jussiaea perennis (L.) Brenan, Kew Bull. 1953: 163. 1953.
                                    Information Listing > References
                                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2807
                                    3. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                                    4. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
                                    5. Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia perennis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2011.
                                    8. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                    9. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                    10. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                    11. Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia perennis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2011.
                                    12. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
                                    14. Cook, C.D.K. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
                                    15. Citation: Rehel, S. 2011. Ludwigia perennis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 November 2011.
                                    18. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
                                    19. Ludwigia perennis L., Sp. Pl. 119. 1753; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 117. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 192. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 171. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 172. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 277. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 208. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 164. 1991; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 205. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 147. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 282. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 151. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 132. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 288. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 231. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 311. 2009; Barua, Rheedea 20: 65. 2010; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 385. 2009.
                                    20. Ludwigia parviflora Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1:440.1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:588.1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 517(365).1919.
                                    21. Jussiaea perennis (L.) Brenan, Kew Bull. 1953: 163. 1953.

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                                    📚 Meta data
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                                    🐾 Taxonomy
                                    RootRoot
                                    KingdomPlantae
                                    PhylumTracheophyta
                                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                                    OrderMyrtales
                                    FamilyOnagraceae
                                    GenusLudwigia
                                    SpeciesLudwigia perennis L.
                                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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