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   20 Feb 2019      ()
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Index of Plant Families (6 families in this page)

BOMBACACEAE
Bombax
CRASSULACEAE
Stonecrop
EUPHORBIACEAE
Spurge
MALVACEAE
Mallow
PITTOSPORACEAE
Pittosporum
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Saxifrage
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BOMBACACEAE
Kunth
( Bombax Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Ceiba speciosa
(A.St.-Hil. A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna

Main Synonym :
Chorisia speciosa
Floss-silk Tree Maltese Name Not Known Spring Normal Profile
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CRASSULACEAE
DC.
( Stonecrop Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Annual, biennial or perennial herbs, rarely small shrubs. Leaves undivided, exstipulate, more or less succulent. Flowers regular, usually in cymes, less often in spikes or racemes or solitary in the leaf-axils. Sepals 3 to c. 20, united or free; petals as many, united or free; stamens hypogynous or epipetalous, equal in number to the petals or, more frequently, twice as many. Carpels superior, equal in number to the petals, free or slightly connate at the base, developing into follicles. Scale-like nectaries usually present between the stamens and carpels.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Aeonium arboreum
(L.) Webb & Berthelot

Main Synonym :
Sempervivum arboreum
Tree House-Leek,
Tree Aeonium,
Purple Aeonium 		Kalluwa,
Siġret Il-kalli 		Dec-Feb Normal Profile
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images.
Crassula tillaea
Lester-Garland

Main Synonym :
Crassula muscosa
Mossy Stonecrop,
Moss Pygmyweed 		Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Mar Normal Profile
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images.
Crassula vaillantii
(Willdenow) Roth

Main Synonym :
Bulliarda vaillantii
Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Raym.-Hamet & H.Perrier

Main Synonym :
Bryophyllum daigremontianum
Devil's Backbone,
Alligator's Plant,
Mexican Hat Plant 		Maltese Name Not Known ? Normal Profile
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images.
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Eckl. & Zeyh.

Main Synonym :
Bryophyllum tubiflorum
Mother Of Millions,
Mother Of Thousands,
Chandelier Plant 		Maltese Name Not Known ? Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum album
L.

Main Synonym :
Sedum vermiculifolium
White Stonecrop Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum caeruleum
L.

Main Synonym :
Sedum heptapetalum
Azure Stonecrop,
Blue Stonecrop 		Beżżulet Il-baqra Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum caespitosum
(Cavanilles) DC.

Main Synonym :
Sedum rubrum
Broad-leaved Stonecrop Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum dasyphyllum
L.

Main Synonym :
Sedum burnatii
Thick-leaved Stonecrop,
Corsican Stonecrop 		Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum litoreum
Gussone

Main Synonym :
Sedum marichalii
Coastal Stonecrop,
Sea Stonecrop 		Beżżul Il-baqra Safra Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum rubens
L.

Main Synonym :
Sedum ibicense
Red Stonecrop Beżżul Il-baqra ħamra Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum sediforme
(Jacquin) Pau

Main Synonym :
Sedum altissimum
Mediterranean Stonecrop,
Pale Stonecrop 		Sedum Jun-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Sedum stellatum
L.

Main Synonym :
Asterosedum stellatum
Starry Stonecrop Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Umbilicus horizontalis
(Gussone) DC.

Main Synonym :
Umbilicus intermedium
Narrow Navelwort,
Pennywort 		Żokret L-għaġuża Apr-May Normal Profile
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Umbilicus rupestris
(Salisbury) Dandy

Main Synonym :
Umbilicus vulgaris
Wall Navelwort Żokret L-għaġuża Apr-May Normal Profile
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EUPHORBIACEAE
Juss.
( Spurge Family )		 Subfamalies: Acalyphoideae; Crotonoideae; Euphorbioideae

Family Description: Dioecious or monoecious herbs or shrubs, often with latex. Leaves usually alternate, simple; usually stipulate. Flowers usually actinomorphic, often apetalous and sometimes without sepals. Male flowers with one to many stamens with free or connate filaments. Female flowers with a usually 3-locular superior ovary and 3 styles; disc usually present, annular, pulvinate or cyathiform; ovules 1-2 in each loculus. Fruit a capsule, often dehiscing explosively; seeds often carunculate.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Andrachne telephioides
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Andrachne,
False Orpine,
Bastard Orpine 		Andrakne Mar-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Chrozophora tinctoria
(L.) A. Jussieu

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Dyer's Litmus,
Turnsole,
Croton 		Turnasol Jun-Sep Detailed Profile
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images.
Euphorbia aleppica
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Aleppo Spurge Maltese Name Not Known May-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia chamaesyce
L.

Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce canescens
Small Spurge Ġemmugħa May-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia characias
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Large Mediterranean Spurge,
Large Spurge,
Wulffen Spurge 		Tengħud Tal-Ħaġar Jan-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia dendroides
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Tree Spurge,
Woody Spurge 		Tengħud Tas-Siġra Dec-May Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia exigua var. exigua
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Dwarf Spurge Tenghud Irqiq Jan-May Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia exigua var. pycnophylla
Kramer & Westra

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Maltese Dwarf Spurge Tengħud Irqiq Ta' Malta Jan-May Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia helioscopia
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Sun Spurge,
Sun Euphorbia,
Madwoman's Milk 		Tengħud Raddiena Nov-May Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia hirsuta
L.

Main Synonym :
Euphorbia pubescens
Hairy Spurge,
Pubescent Spurge 		Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia maculata
L.

Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce maculata
Spotted Spurge,
Spotted Sandmat 		Ġemmugħa ħamra Apr-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia mauritanica
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Smooth Creeping Milkweed,
Pencil Milk Bush 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia melapetala
Gussone

Main Synonym :
Euphorbia characias var. melapetala
Large Sicilian Spurge Tengħud Tal-Ħaġar Sqalli Jan-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia melitensis
Parlatore

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Maltese Spurge Tengħud Tax-Xagħri Nov-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia paralias
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Sea Spurge Tengħud Tar-Ramel Apr-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia peplis
L.

Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce peplis
Purple Spurge Ġemmugħa Tar-ramel Apr-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia peploides
(Gouan) Rouy

Main Synonym :
Euphorbia peplus var. minima
Dwarf Petty Spurge Tengħud Ċkejken Tal-ġonna Jan-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia peplus subsp. peplus
L.

Main Synonym :
Euphorbia calabrica
Petty Spurge,
Radium Weed,
Cancer Plant 		Tengħud Tal-ġonna Oct-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia pinea
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Pine Spurge Tengħud Komuni Feb-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willdenow

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Poinsettia Punsjetta Winter Normal Profile
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images.
Euphorbia terracina
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Coastal Spurge,
False Caper,
Geraldton Carnation Weed 		Tengħud Tax-Xatt Apr-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Mercurialis ambigua
L. fil.

Main Synonym :
Merculialis annua var. ambigua
n/a Maltese Name Not Known Nov-May Normal Profile
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images.
Mercurialis annua
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Annual Mercury,
Mercury Weed 		Burikba Nov-May Normal Profile
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images.
Ricinus communis
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Castor Oil Tree,
Castor Bean 		Riġnu Mar-Oct Normal Profile
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images.


MALVACEAE
Juss.
( Mallow Family )		 Subfamalies: Bombacoideae; Brownlowioideae; Byttnerioideae; Dombeyoideae; Grewioideae; Helicteroideae; Malvoideae; Sterculioideae; Tilioideae

Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or small trees with simple (but sometimes deeply palmatisect), alternate, stipulate leaves. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. Bracteoles usually present immediately below the calyx, forming an epicalyx. Sepals 5, united at the base; petals 5, free or united slightly at the base. Stamens numerous, the filaments united for most of their length to form a tube which surrounds the ovary and styles. Ovary superior, of 4 or more (usually numerous) carpels; styles usually free. Fruit a schizocarp or a loculicidal capsule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Abutilon theophrasti
Medicus

Main Synonym :
Abutilon avicennae
Velvetleaf,
China Jute,
Butterprint 		Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Alcea rosea
Berger

Main Synonym :
Alcea ficifolia
Common Hollyhock,
St. Joseph's Staff 		Bastun Ta' San Ġuzepp Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Althaea hirsuta
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Hispid Marshmallow,
Rough Marshmallow,
Hairy Marshmallow 		Ħobbejża Sufija Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Brachychiton populneus
(Schott & Endl.) R. Br.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Kurrajong Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Gossypium herbaceum
L.

Main Synonym :
Gossypium stocksii
Levant Cotton,
Hairless Cotton,
Arabian Cotton 		Qotton Malti Jul-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Gossypium hirsutum
L.

Main Synonym :
Gossypium mexicanum
American Cotton,
American Upland Cotton,
Bourbon Cotton 		Qotton Ta' Gallipoli Jul-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Rose Of China,
Chinese Hibiscus,
Tropical Hibiscus 		Babiskuwa Jun-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Lagunaria patersonii
Don

Main Synonym :
Hibiscus patersonii
Primrose Tree,
Cow Itch Tree,
Norfolk Island Hibiscus 		Lagunarja Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Lavatera arborea
L.

Main Synonym :
Lavatera dendromorpha
Tree Mallow Ħobbejża Tas-siġra Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Lavatera cretica
L.

Main Synonym :
Lavatera cavanillesii
Cornish Mallow,
Smaller Tree Mallow 		Ħobbejża Wieqfa Feb-May Normal Profile
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images.
Lavatera trimestris
L.

Main Synonym :
Stegia trimestris
Rose Mallow,
Annual Mallow,
Royal Mallow 		Ħobbejża Tal-warda Kbira Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Malope malacoides subsp. malacoides
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Hairy Mallow Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Malva cretica
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Mediterranean Mallow Ħobbejża Tat-toroq Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Malva nicaeensis
Allioni

Main Synonym :
Malva montana
Southern Mallow,
Bull Mallow 		Ħobbejża Mitfija Mar-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Malva parviflora
L.

Main Synonym :
Malva microcarpa
Least Mallow,
Cheeseweed Mallow 		Ħobbejża Tal-warda żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Malva sylvestris
L.

Main Synonym :
Malva hirsuta
Common Mallow Ħobbejża Tar-raba,
Ħobbejża Komuni 		Feb-May Normal Profile
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images.
Phymosia umbellata
(Cav.) G. Don

Main Synonym :
Sphaeralcea umbellata
Mexican Bush Mallow Maltese Name Not Known Spring Normal Profile
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images.


PITTOSPORACEAE
R. Br.
( Pittosporum Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, usually entire, alternate, exstipulate. Flowers regular, usually hermaphrodite, solitary or in cymes. Sepals 5, imbricate; petals 5, imbricate, often connate by the claws; limb recurved or patent. Stamens 5, hypogynous, free. Ovary superior, with 2, rarely 3-5 carpels. Fruit a capsule or berry.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Pittosporum tobira
(Thunberg ex Murray) Aiton f.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Japanese Mock Orange,
Shrubby Putterlick,
Japanese Cheesewood 		Pittosporum Summer Normal Profile
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images.


SAXIFRAGACEAE
Juss.
( Saxifrage Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs, mostly perennial. Flowers 4- or 5-merous, usually in cymes (rarely solitary or in racemes). Petals usually 4 or 5; sometimes absent. Stamens twice as many as the sepals, or rarely equal in number or fewer. Carpels 2; united below but usually divergent above; styles free. Ovary superior, semi-inferior or almost inferior. Fruit a capsule. Seeds numerous.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Saxifraga tridactylites
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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images.