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   17 Feb 2019      ()
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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
Bear's Breech,
Artists's Acanthus,
Oyster Plant 		Ħannewija May-Jun Detailed Profile
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Acanthus spinosus
L.

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

Main Synonym :
Adhatoda vasica
Malabar Nut Ġustizja Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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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 Spring Normal Profile
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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
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Tecoma capensis
(Thunberg) Spach

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

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

Main Synonym :
Stenolobium alatum
Orange Trumpet Flower,
Orange Jubilee 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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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 main synonyms for this taxon
Yellow Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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Orobanche caryophyllacea
Smith

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Drooping Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
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Orobanche clausonis
Pomel

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Glandular Broomrape Budebbus Vjola U Abjad Apr-May Normal Profile
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Orobanche crenata
Forsskål

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Bean Broomrape Budebbus Tal-ful Mar-May Normal Profile
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Orobanche hederae
Duby

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Ivy Broomrape Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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Orobanche lavandulacea
Reichenbach

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

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

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
Orobanche mutelii
Dwarf Broomrape Budebbus Tal-Ingliża Qasir Mar-May Normal Profile
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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
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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
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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
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Antirrhinum tortuosum
Bosc

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

Main Synonym :
Bellardia trixago
Mediterranean Lineseed,
Mediterranean Bartsia 		Perlina Bajda Apr-May Normal Profile
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Callitriche truncata
Gussone

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Southern Water Starwort,
Short-leaved Water Starwort 		Erba Gamberaja,
Kallitrika 		Dec-Apr Normal Profile
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Chaenorhinum minus
(L.) Lange

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
Linaria elatine
Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet L-art Skars May-Aug Normal Profile
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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
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Linaria chalepensis
(L.) Miller

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

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi Tat-tlett Werqiet Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Misopates calycinum
(Ventenat) Rothmaler

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Pale Lesser Snapdragon,
Pale Weasel's Snout 		Papoċċi Skars Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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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
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Plantago afra
L.

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Downy Plantain Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
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Plantago altissima
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Narrow-leaved Plantain Maltese Name Not Known ? Normal Profile
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Plantago bellardi
Allioni

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Hairy Plantain Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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Plantago coronopus
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Buck's Horn Plantain Biżbula Tal-baħar,
Salib L-art 		Mar-Oct Normal Profile
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Plantago crypsoides
Boissier

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
n/a Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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Plantago lagopus
L.

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Ribwort Plantain Biżbula Selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile
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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
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Plantago major subsp. major
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Greater Plantain,
Ratstail Plantain 		Biżbula Kbira Mar-Nov Normal Profile
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Plantago serraria
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Toothed Plantain Biżbula Tas-snien Mar-May Normal Profile
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Plantago weldenii
Reichenbach

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

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Blue Water Speedwell Veronika Tal-ilma Mar-Oct Normal Profile
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Veronica arvensis
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wall Speedwell,
Common Speedwell,
Rock Speedwell 		Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Veronica cymbalaria
Bodard

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Pale Speedwell,
Glandular Speedwell 		Veronika Bajda Dec-May Normal Profile
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Veronica hederifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronika Tal-weraq Tal-liedna Dec-Mar Normal Profile
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Veronica panormitana
Tineo

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Common Field Speedwell,
Persian Speedwell 		Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Veronica polita
Fries

Main Synonym :
Veronica didyma
Grey-leaved Speedwell,
Grey Field Speedwell 		Veronika żgħira Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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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
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Myoporum insulare
R.Br.

Main Synonym :
Myoporum serratum
n/a Mijoporum Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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Myoporum laetum
G. Forster

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

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

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wavy-leaved Mullein Xatbet L-andar May-Aug Normal Profile
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Verbascum thapsus
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Great Mullein,
Common Mullein 		Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
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