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Index of Plant Families (5 families in this page)

ACANTHACEAE
Acanthus
BIGNONIACEAE
Bignonia
OROBANCHACEAE
Broomrape
PLANTAGINACEAE
Plantain
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Figwort
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ACANTHACEAE
Juss.
( Acanthus Family )		 Subfamalies: Acanthoideae; Avicennioideae; Nelsonioideae; Thunbergioideae

Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate. Flowers zygomorphic, in spike-like inflorescences. Bracts often conspicuous, coloured. Calyx 4-lobed, 2-lipped, or campanulate, 5-fid. Corolla sympetalous, zygomorphic, with a short tube; limb 2-lipped with the upper lip subentire and the lower 3-fid, or 1-lipped with the upper lip absent. Stamens 2 or 4. Ovary superior, 2-locular, with axile placentae; style single, unequally 2-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule with indurated funicles (jaculators) which eject the seeds.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Acanthus mollis
L.

Main Synonym :
Acanthus spinulosus Host
Bear's Breech,
Artists's Acanthus,
Oyster Plant 		Ħannewija May-Jun Detailed Profile
with
50
images.
Acanthus spinosus
L.

Main Synonym :
Acanthus spinosissimus Pers.
Spiny Bear's Breeches Ħannewija Xewwikija May-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Justicia adhatoda
L.

Main Synonym :
Adhatoda vasica Nees
Malabar Nut Ġustizja Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
2
images.


BIGNONIACEAE
Juss.
( Bignonia 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
Jacaranda mimosifolia
D. Don

Main Synonym :
Jacaranda acutifolia
Blue Jacaranda Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Macfadyena unguis-cati
(L.) A. H. Gentry

Main Synonym :
Doxantha unguis-cati
Cat-claw Ivy,
Cat-claw Trumpet 		Maltese Name Not Known Spring Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Tecoma capensis
(Thunberg) Spach

Main Synonym :
Tecomaria capensis
Cape Honeysuckle Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Tecoma stans
(L.) Seemann

Main Synonym :
Stenolobium stans
Yellow Trumpet Flower,
Yellow Trumpet,
Common Yellow Elder 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Tecoma × smithii
(DC.) T. Sprague

Main Synonym :
Stenolobium alatum
Orange Trumpet Flower,
Orange Jubilee 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
0
images.


OROBANCHACEAE
Vent.
( Broomrape Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Perennial (rarely annual) herbs without chlorophyll, parasitic on the roots of other phanerogamic plants (usually herbaceous dicotyledons). Stems erect, usually simple. Leaves alternate, scale-like, often succulent at first. Flowers in a terminal spike or raceme, rarely in a panicle or solitary. Calyx tubular, cup-shaped or 2-lipped. Corolla 5-lobed, 2-lipped or almost regular. Stamens 4, didynamous. Ovary superior, 1-locular, with 2-4 parietal, often deeply lobed placentae; style single; stigma more or less 2-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule; seeds small, numerous.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Orobanche canescens
C. Presl

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Yellow Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Orobanche caryophyllacea
Smith

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Bedstraw Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Orobanche cernua
L. in Loefl.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Drooping Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Orobanche clausonis
Pomel

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Glandular Broomrape Budebbus Vjola U Abjad Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Orobanche crenata
Forsskål

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Bean Broomrape Budebbus Tal-ful Mar-May Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Orobanche hederae
Duby

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Ivy Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Orobanche lavandulacea
Reichenbach

Main Synonym :
Kopsia lavandulacea
Lavender Broomrape,
Blue Broomrape 		Budebbus Vjola,
Budebbus Ikħal 		Apr-May Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Orobanche minor
Smith

Main Synonym :
Orobanche barbata
Common Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Orobanche picridis
F.W. Schultz

Main Synonym :
Orobanche loricata
Ox-tongue Broomrape Budebbus Isfar Apr-May Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Orobanche pubescens
D' Urville

Main Synonym :
Orobanche versicolor
Hairy Broomrape Budebbus Muswaf,
Budebbus Tal-lellux 		Apr-May Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Orobanche sanguinea
C. Presl

Main Synonym :
Orobanche crinita
Bloody Broomrape Budebbus Demmi Apr-May Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Phelipanche mutelii
(F.W. Schultz) Pomel

Main Synonym :
Orobanche mutelii
Dwarf Broomrape Budebbus Tal-Ingliża Qasir Mar-May Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Phelipanche nana subsp. melitensis
(Beck) Soják

Main Synonym :
Orobanche nana subsp. melitensis
Maltese Dwarf Sorrel Broomrape,
White Dwarf Broomrape 		Budebbus Tal-Ingliża Abjad,
Budebbus Abjad 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Phelipanche nana subsp. nana
(F.W. de Noe ex Rchb. fil.) Soják

Main Synonym :
Orobanche nana
Dwarf Sorrel Broomrape,
Violet Dwarf Broomrape 		Budebbus Tal-Ingliża Vjola,
Budebbus Vjola 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.


PLANTAGINACEAE
Juss.
( Plantain Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs. Leaves usually in basal rosettes, sometimes opposite or alternate, exstipulate. Flowers (2-)4-merous, actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite, bracteate, usually in spikes. Sepals connate at base, persistent. Corolla gamopetalous, scarious. Filaments long; anthers conspicuous. Ovary superior, 1- to 4-locular; style 1; ovules 1 to many, axile or basal. Fruit a circumscissile capsule or indehiscent; seeds endospermic, with straight embryo, often mucilaginous when wet.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Antirrhinum siculum
Miller

Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum majus subsp. Siculum
Sicilian Snapdragon,
Wall Snapdragon 		Papoċċi Bojod,
Ras Il-mewt,
Ras Il-baqra 		All Year Detailed Profile
with
32
images.
Antirrhinum tortuosum
Bosc

Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum
Greater Snapdragon,
Lion's Mouth,
Bunny Mouth 		Papoċċi ħomor All Year Detailed Profile
with
45
images.
Bartsia trixago
L.

Main Synonym :
Bellardia trixago
Mediterranean Lineseed,
Mediterranean Bartsia 		Perlina Bajda Apr-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Chaenorhinum minus
(L.) Lange

Main Synonym :
Linaria minor
Dwarf Snapdragon,
Small Toadflax 		Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Cymbalaria muralis
Gaertner

Main Synonym :
Linaria cymbalaria
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Ċimbalarja Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Kickxia commutata
(Bernhardi) Fritsch

Main Synonym :
Linaria commutata
Mediterranean Fluellen Xatbet L-art Vjola May-Jun Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Kickxia elatine
(L.) Dumortier

Main Synonym :
Linaria elatine
Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet L-art Skars May-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Kickxia spuria
(L.) Dumortier

Main Synonym :
Linaria spuria
Round Leaved Fluellen,
Round-leaved Cancerwort,
Blunt-leaved Fluellen 		Xetbet L-art Safra Jun-Sep Detailed Profile
with
33
images.
Linaria chalepensis
(L.) Miller

Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum chalepensis
Mediterranean Toadflax Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Linaria pseudolaxiflora
Lojacono

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Toadflax Papoċċi Ta' Malta,
Xetbet L-Art Maltija 		Mar-May Detailed Profile
with
34
images.
Linaria triphylla
(L.) Miller

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi Tat-tlett Werqiet Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Misopates calycinum
(Ventenat) Rothmaler

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pale Lesser Snapdragon,
Pale Weasel's Snout 		Papoċċi Skars Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Misopates orontium
(L.) Dumortier

Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum orontium
Lesser Snapdragon,
Linear-leaved Snapdragon,
Weasel's Snout 		Papoċċi Rqiq,
Papoċċi Tar-Raba 		Apr-Jul Detailed Profile
with
27
images.
Plantago afra
L.

Main Synonym :
Plantago psyllium
Glandular Plantain,
Fleawort Plantain 		Żerrigħet Il-briegħed Jan-May Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Plantago albicans
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Downy Plantain Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Plantago altissima
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Narrow-leaved Plantain Maltese Name Not Known Spring Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Plantago bellardi
Allioni

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Plantain Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Plantago coronopus
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Buck's Horn Plantain Biżbula Tal-baħar,
Salib L-art 		Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Plantago crypsoides
Boissier

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
North-african Plantain Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Plantago lagopus
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mediterranean Plantain,
Hare's Foot Plantain 		Biżbula Komuni Feb-May Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Plantago lanceolata
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Ribwort Plantain Biżbula Selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Plantago macrorrhiza subsp. humilis
(Gussone) Pilger

Main Synonym :
Plantago coronopus subsp. macrorrhiza
Perennial Buck's Horn Plantain,
Coastal Plantain 		Biżbula Tax-xatt Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Plantago major subsp. major
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Greater Plantain,
Ratstail Plantain 		Biżbula Kbira Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Plantago serraria
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Toothed Plantain Biżbula Tas-snien Mar-May Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Plantago weldenii
Reichenbach

Main Synonym :
Plantago coronopus subsp. weldenii
Welden's Plantain Salib L-art Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Veronica agrestis
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Green Field Speedwell Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Blue Water Speedwell Veronika Tal-ilma Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Veronica arvensis
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Wall Speedwell,
Common Speedwell,
Rock Speedwell 		Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Veronica cymbalaria
Bodard

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pale Speedwell,
Glandular Speedwell 		Veronika Bajda Dec-May Normal Profile
with
18
images.
Veronica hederifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronika Tal-weraq Tal-liedna Dec-Mar Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Veronica panormitana
Tineo

Main Synonym :
Veronica cymbalaria var. panormitana
Palermo Speedwell Maltese Name Not Known Dec-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Veronica persica
Poiret

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Common Field Speedwell,
Persian Speedwell 		Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Veronica polita
Fries

Main Synonym :
Veronica didyma
Grey-leaved Speedwell,
Grey Field Speedwell 		Veronika żgħira Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.


SCROPHULARIACEAE
Juss.
( Figwort Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves simple (though sometimes deeply lobed), exstipulate, alternate or opposite (rarely all basal, or the uppermost whorled). Flowers zygomorphic (though sometimes only very slightly), usually in bracteate spikes or racemes, less often solitary in the leaf-axils or in cymes. Calyx usually 4- or 5-lobed, sometimes 2-lipped. Corolla (4)5(8)-lobed or 2-lipped. Stamens usually 2 or 4, rarely 3, 5 or 6-8; staminodes sometimes present. Ovary superior, 2-locular (sometimes 1-locular in upper part and rarely throughout); style single; stigma usually capitate. Fruit a capsule (rarely indehiscent); seeds usually numerous.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Buddleja madagascariensis
Lamarck

Main Synonym :
Nicodemia madagascariensis
Yellow Butterfly Bush,
Smokebush 		Maltese Name Not Known Dec-May Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Myoporum insulare
R.Br.

Main Synonym :
Myoporum serratum
Blueberry Tree,
Common Boobialla 		Mijoporum Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Myoporum laetum
G. Forster

Main Synonym :
Myoporum tenuifolium
Mousehole Tree,
Ngaio 		Mijoporum Tal-werqa Wiesgħa Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Parentucella viscosa
(L.) Caruel

Main Synonym :
Bartsia viscosa
Yellow Bartsia,
Yellow Eye-bright 		Perlina Safra Mar-May Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Scrophularia auriculata
L.

Main Synonym :
Scrophularia aquatica
Water Figwort,
Water Betony,
Bishop's Leaves 		Fiswet Il-kelb Tal-ilma Feb-May Detailed Profile
with
28
images.
Scrophularia peregrina
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Nettle-leaved Figwort,
Brown Figwort,
Mediterranean Figwort 		Fiswet Il-kelb,
Nittiena 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Verbascum creticum
(L.) Cavanilles

Main Synonym :
Celsia cretica
Glandular Mullein Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Verbascum sinuatum
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Wavy-leaved Mullein Xatbet L-andar May-Aug Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Verbascum thapsus
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Great Mullein,
Common Mullein 		Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
7
images.

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