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   8 Mar 2021      ()
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Index of Plant Families (8 families in this page)

APIACEAE
Carrot
ARALIACEAE
Aralia
CYNOMORIACEAE
Cynomoriaceae
ELAEAGNACEAE
Oleaster
POLYGALACEAE
Milkwort
RHAMNACEAE
Buckthorn
SANTALACEAE
Sandalwood
VITACEAE
Vine
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APIACEAE
Lindl.
( Carrot Family )
Conservative synonym: Umbelliferea 		Subfamalies: Mackinlayoideae; Azorelloideae; Saniculoideae; Apioideae;

Family Description: Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves alternate; lamina usually large and much-divided; petiole often inflated and sheathing at base. Stipules absent, except in Subfam. Hydrocotyloideae. Inflorescence usually a compound umbel. Flowers epigynous, small, hermaphrodite or unisexual, the plant rarely dioecious. Sepals usually small or absent; petals 5, usually more or less 3-lobed, the middle lobe inflexed; outer petals sometimes much larger than inner (radiate); stamens 5; carpels (1-)2, usually attached to a central axis (carpophore), from which the mericarps separate at maturity; styles (1-)2, often with a thickened base (stylopodium); ovule 1 in each loculus, pendent. Fruit dry; pericarp membranous or exocarp variously indurated; endocarp rarely woody (Subfam. Hydrocotyloideae). Mericarps usually joined by a narrow or wide commissure; each mericarp more or less compressed laterally or dorsally, with 5 longitudinal veins, usually with ridges over them, separated by valleculae or sometimes with 4 secondary ridges alternating with the primary; resin canals (vittae) usually present between the primary ridges and on the commissural face.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Ammi majus
L.

Main Synonym :
Ammi topalii Beauverd
Bullwort,
Falsre Bishop's Weed,
False Queen Anne's Lace 		Dakra May-Jun Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Ammi visnaga
(L.) Lamarck

Main Synonym :
Daucus visnaga L.
Toothpick-plant,
Tooth Pickweed,
Bishop's Weed 		Busnaga,
Visnaga 		May-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Ammoides pusilla
(Brotero) Breistroffer

Main Synonym :
Seseli pusillum Brotero
Small Bullwort Dakra żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Apium graveolens
L.

Main Synonym :
Apium dulce Mill.
Wild Celery,
Marsh Parsley,
Smallage 		Karfus Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
17
images.
Apium nodiflorum
(L.) Lagasca

Main Synonym :
Helosciadium nodiflorum (L.) W. D. J. Koch
Fool's Water Cress,
Procumbent Marshwort 		Karfus Tal-ilma Mar-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Bifora radians
M. Bieberstein

Main Synonym :
Coriandrum radians (M.Bieb.) Prantl
Mediterranean Bifora,
European Bishop Plant 		Kosbor Selvaġġ,
Sorm Il-patri 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Bupleurum lancifolium
Hornemann

Main Synonym :
Bupleurum heterophyllum Link
Spear-leaved Hare's Ear,
Lance-leaved Thorow Wax 		Widnet Il-fenek Mar-May Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Bupleurum semicompositum
L.

Main Synonym :
Bupleurum glaucum Robill. & Castagne
Grey Hare's Ear Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Conium maculatum
L.

Main Synonym :
Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph.
Hemlock,
Poison Hemlock,
Devil's Bread 		Ċikuta May-Aug Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Coriandrum sativum
L.

Main Synonym :
Selinum coriandrum Krause
Coriander,
Chinese Parsley 		Kosbor Apr-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Crithmum maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Rock Samphire,
Sea Samphire,
Sea Fennel 		Bużbież Il-baħar Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Daucus carota subsp. carota
L.

Main Synonym :
Daucus foliosus Gussone
Wild Carrot,
Queen Anne's Lace 		Zunnarija Salvaġġa,
Karrotti Salvaġġ,
Bejt Id-Durrajs 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
18
images.
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
(Hoffmannsegg) Arcangeli

Main Synonym :
Daucus sativus (Hoffm.) Röhl.
Carrot Zunnarija,
Karrotti 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
1
images.
Daucus gingidium
L.

Main Synonym :
Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis (Arcang.) Heywood
Sea Carrot Zunnarija Tal-baħar Apr-May Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Daucus lopadusanus
Tineo

Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. lopadusanus (Tineo) Onno
Lampedusa Carrot Zunnarija Ta' Lampedusa Apr-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Daucus rupestris
Gussone

Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. rupestris (Gussone) Fiori & Beguinot
Cliff Carrot Zunnarija Tal-blat Apr-May Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Echinophora spinosa
L.

Main Synonym :
Selinum spinosum (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Prickly Parsnip,
Echinophora,
Spiny Echinophora 		Bużbież Xewwieki Tar-ramel,
Ekinofora 		Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Eryngium maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
Eryngium marinum Garsault
Sea Holly,
Seaside Eryngo 		Xewk Ir-ramel Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Ferula melitensis
Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Giusso, Salmeri & Bacch.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Giant Fennel Ferla Ta' Malta Mar-May Normal Profile
with
21
images.
Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum
(Ucria) Coutinho

Main Synonym :
Foeniculum piperitum (Ucria) Sweet
Bitter Fennel Bużbież Salvaġġ May-Oct Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare
L.

Main Synonym :
Foeniculum dulce Mill.
Fennel,
Sweet Fennel,
Finnochio 		Bużbież May-Oct Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Krubera peregrina
(L.) Hoffmann

Main Synonym :
Capnophyllum peregrinum (L.) Lange
n/a Krubera Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Kundmannia sicula
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Sium siculum L.
Kundmannia Kudmannja Ta' Sqallija Apr-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Oenanthe globulosa
L.

Main Synonym :
Globocarpus oenanthoides Caruel
Round-headed Water Dropwort,
Mediterranean Water Dropwort 		Karfus Tal-wied Mar-May Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Petroselinum crispum
(Mill.) Fuss

Main Synonym :
Petroselinum sativum Hoffm.
Wild Parsley Tursin Apr-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Pimpinella anisum
L.

Main Synonym :
Anisum officinale DC.
Anise Anisi,
Ħlewwa 		Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Pimpinella peregrina
L.

Main Synonym :
Anisum italicum Raf.
Southern Burnet Saxifrage Sensiela May-Jun Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Pseudorlaya pumila
(L.) Grande

Main Synonym :
Caucalis pumila L.
Small Carrot,
Dwarf Carrot 		Zunnarija Tar-ramel Apr-May Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Ridolfia segetum
Moris

Main Synonym :
Meum segetum Guss.
False Fennel,
Corn Parsley,
False Caraway 		Bużbież Il-qamħ,
Bużbież Tal-għelieqi 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Scandix pecten-veneris
L.

Main Synonym :
Pecten veneris Lam.
Shepherd's Needle,
Venus' Comb,
Stork's Needle 		Maxxita,
Moxtija 		Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Smyrnium olusatrum
L.

Main Synonym :
Smyrnium vulgare Gray
Alexanders,
Horse Parsley 		Karfus Il-ħmir Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Tordylium apulum
L.

Main Synonym :
Condylocarpus apulus (L.) Hoffm.
Mediterranean Hartwort,
Roman Pimpernel 		Ħaxixet It-trieraħ,
Ħaxix It-trieraħ 		Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Torilis arvensis
(Hudson) Link

Main Synonym :
Caucalis arvensis Huds.
Spreading Hedge Parsley Tursin Selvaġġ Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Torilis nodosa
(L.) Gaertner

Main Synonym :
Caucalis arvensis Huds.
Knotted Hedge Parsley Tursin Xewwieki Apr-May Normal Profile
with
14
images.


ARALIACEAE
Juss.
( Aralia Family )		 Subfamalies: Aralioideae; Hydrocotyloideae

Family Description: Shrubs or woody climbers; leaves alternate. Flowers actinomorphic, small. Calyx small or rudimentary; petals 5, free; stamens 5; ovary inferior. Fruit a berry.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Hedera helix
L.

Main Synonym :
Hedera taurica
Ivy,
English Ivy 		Liedna Sep-Nov Normal Profile
with
16
images.
Schefflera polybotrya
(Seemann) R. Viguier

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Schefflera Xefflera None Normal Profile
with
6
images.


CYNOMORIACEAE
Lindl.
( Cynomoriaceae Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs without chlorophyll, parasitic on the roots of other plants. Flowers usually unisexual, in dense, spicate or capitate inflorescences. Fruit a small, 1-seeded nut; seed with abundant endosperm and minute embryo.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Cynomorium coccineum
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
General's Root,
Maltese Fungus 		Għerq Il-ġeneral,
Għerq Sinjur,
Żobb L-Art 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
3
images.


ELAEAGNACEAE
Juss.
( Oleaster Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Trees or shrubs with peltate or stellate, scale-like hairs. Leaves entire. Flowers perigynous, apetalous. Hypanthium 2- or 4-lobed; lobes valvate; stamens as many as sepals and alternating with them, or twice as many; ovary superior, unilocular; ovule solitary, basal. Fruit drupe-like, the dry fruit being surrounded by the fleshy hypanthium.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Elaeagnus angustifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
Elaeagnus argentea Moench
Russian Olive,
Persian Olive,
Silver Berry 		Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.


POLYGALACEAE
Juss.
( Milkwort Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Leaves simple, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, zygomorphic, in spikes or racemes. Sepals 5, free; petals 3-5, more or less united; stamens 8, with filaments partly united. Ovary 2-locular, with 1 seed in each loculus.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Polygala monspeliaca
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mediterranean Milkwort,
Annual Milkwort 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Polygala myrtifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
Polygala xdalmaisiana
African Milkwort,
Myrtle-leaved Milkwort,
Sweet Pea Bush 		Maltese Name Not Known Spring Normal Profile
with
3
images.


RHAMNACEAE
Juss.
( Buckthorn Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, usually stipulate. Inflorescence cymose. Flowers perigynous. Calyx 4- to 5-lobed, lobes valvate in bud. Petals 4-5, often small and sometimes absent, inserted at mouth of the hypanthium and often hooded over the stamens. Stamens 4-5, alternating with the calyx-lobes; anthers versatile. Ovary superior, 2- to 4-locular; ovules solitary. Fruit often fleshy.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Paliurus spina-christi
Miller

Main Synonym :
Rhamnus paliurus
Christ's Thorn Tree,
Jerusalem Thorn,
Garland Thorn 		Xewk Tal-Kuruna Ta' Kristu,
Xewk Ta' Kristu 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Rhamnus alaternus
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mediterranean Buckthorn,
Italian Buckthorn,
Barren Privet 		Alaternu Jan-Mar Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Rhamnus oleioides
L.

Main Synonym :
Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides
Olive-leaved Buckthorn,
Lesser Buckthorn,
Persian Berries 		Żiju Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Ziziphus zizyphus
(L.) Meikle

Main Synonym :
Zizyphus sativus
Jujube,
Chinese Date 		Żinżel May-Jun Normal Profile
with
17
images.


SANTALACEAE
R. Br.
( Sandalwood Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbaceous or woody plants. Leaves alternate, simple, linear, oblong or lanceolate, exstipulate, deciduous or evergreen. Flowers small, hermaphrodite or unisexual. Perianth 3- to 5-lobed or -partite, tubular to campanulate-rotate. Stamens 3-5, opposite lobes of the perianth. Ovary inferior, 1-celled. Style 1; stigma capitate or lobed. Fruit a small green nut or a drupe. Seed solitary, with abundant endosperm. Hemiparasites, growing on the roots of herbs or shrubs.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Thesium humile
Vahl

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Field Bastard Toadflax,
Lesser Bastard Toadflax 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
7
images.


VITACEAE
Juss.
( Vine Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Shrubs, usually diffuse and climbing by means of leaf-opposed tendrils. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually palmately lobed or divided. Flowers small, actinomorphic, in terminal or leaf opposed cymes or panicles. Sepals 5, united; petals 5, free or united distally; stamens 5, antepetalous. Ovary superior,2-locular; style and stigma 1; fruit a berry with 2-4 seeds.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Vitis berlandierii
Planch.

Main Synonym :
Vitis cinerea
Grapevine Rootstock,
Downy Grape,
Sweet Winter Grape 		Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Vitis rupestris

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mountain Grape,
Beach Grape,
Sugar Grape 		Maltese Name Not Known Normal Profile
with
1
images.
Vitis vinifera
L.

Main Synonym :
Vitis laciniosa
Grape Vine,
European Grape 		Dielja,
Siġra Tal-Għeneb 		Apr-May Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Vitis vulpina
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
American Grape Vine Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.

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