Ludwigia

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Ludwigia lemnithoechiza
Ludwigia lemnithoechiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
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Species

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Ludwigia (primrose-willow, water-purslane, or water-primrose) is a genus of about 75 species of aquatic plants with a cosmopolitan but mainly tropical distribution.

Selected species
  • Ludwigia linifolia
  • Ludwigia longifolia
  • Ludwigia maritima
  • Ludwigia microcarpa
  • Ludwigia natans
  • Ludwigia octovalvis
  • Ludwigia palustris
  • Ludwigia peploides
  • Ludwigia peruviana
  • Ludwigia pilosa
  • Ludwigia polycarpa
  • Ludwigia ravenii
  • Ludwigia repens
  • Ludwigia sedioides
  • Ludwigia simpsonii
  • Ludwigia spathulata
  • Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
  • Ludwigia suffruticosa
  • Ludwigia virgata

The genus was named by Carolus Linnaeus after Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773), a German botanist, who was apparently not amused by this honour.

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