Mirabilis jalapa L. (Fam: NYCTAGINACEAE.)
 Published date of profile: Oct-2010.
Citation: Mifsud S., (Oct-2010) Mirabilis jalapa on MaltaWildPlants.com |
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Species name : | Mirabilis jalapa
L. | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonyms: Mirabilis odorata
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Plant Family : | Nyctaginaceae Juss.
(Bouganinvillae Family) | Common name(s) : | Four o'clock Flower, Marvel of Peru | Maltese name(s) : | Ħummejr | Status for Malta : | Naturalised Alien. Not native, introduced in the last 500 years from foreign countries and now found naturalised throughout the Maltese islands | Frequency | Very Common Common
Frequent Scarce Rare
Very rare Extinct
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Raunkiaer life form: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (Creeping plants)
Germination: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection : | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989) | Flowering Time : | Dec-Jul |
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