Flower; Akosombo, Eastern Region, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flower; Nsawam, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Akosombo, Eastern Region, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Branch with flowers; Nsawam, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Nsawam, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 442 Date of entry: 05.10.2006 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Longleaf primrose-willow
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Myrtales (80)
Family: Onagraceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Ludwigia (6)
Epithet: longifolia (DC.) Hara (7)
longifolia => having long leaves
Climate: tropical
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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