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Index of Plant Families (6 families in this page)
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
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L.
Main Synonym :
Acanthus spinulosus Host
Bear's Breech, Artists's Acanthus, Oyster plant Ħannewija May-Jun Detailed Profile with 50 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Acanthus spinosissimus Pers.
Spiny Bear's Breeches Ħannewija xewwikija May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
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
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(L.) L.G.Lohmann
Main Synonym :
Bignonia unguis L. Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.Gentry
Cat-claw ivy, Catsclaw trumpet Dwiefer il-qattus, Sieq il-qattus Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
D.Don
Main Synonym :
Jacaranda acutifolia Bonpl.
Blue Jacaranda Maltese name not known Mar-May, Oct-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Thunb.) Lindl.
Main Synonym :
Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach
Cape Honeysuckle Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
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Hort.
Main Synonym :
Stenolobium alatum (DC.) Sprague in Dyer
Orange Trumpet Flower, Orange Jubilee Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Kunth
Main Synonym :
Stenolobium stans Seem.
Yellow Trumpet Flower, Yellow Trumpet, Common Yellow Elder Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
OLEACEAE Juss. ( Olive Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Usually glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, rarely alternate, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual, 4- (5-) to 6-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx campanulate, often small. Corolla sympetalous or polypetalous, rarely absent. Stamens 2, often inserted on the corolla-tube. Ovary superior, 2-locular; style usually short or absent; ovules usually 2 in each loculus. Fruit a loculicidal capsule, a samara, a drupe or a berry; seeds 1-4.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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Profile Type
Vahl
Main Synonym :
Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd.
Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxxnu, Siġra tal-Paċenzja Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Jasminum trifoliatum Moench
Azores Jasmine Maltese name not known Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Olea racemosa Gouan
Olive Siġra taż-Żebbuġ, Żejtuna Mar-May Normal Profile with 33 images.
(Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi
Main Synonym :
Olea europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr
Wild Olive Żebbuġa selvaġġa, Żejtuna selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Olea latifolia Salisb.
Mock Privet, Jasmine Box, Broad-leaved Phillyrea Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa, Fillirja tal-werqa wiesgħa Mar-May 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
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Profile Type
C. Presl
Main Synonym :
Orobanche flavidiflora Guss.
Yellow Broomrape Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Sm.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche vulgaris Poir.
Bedstraw Broomrape Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Loefl.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche media Desf.
Drooping Broomrape Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 3 images.
Pomel
Main Synonym :
Orobanche hesperina (J.A.Guim.) Beck
Glandular Broomrape Budebbus vjola u abjad Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Forssk.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche speciosa DC.
Bean Broomrape Budebbus tal-ful Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
Duby
Main Synonym :
Orobanche stenantha Lojac.
Ivy Broomrape Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Sm.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche barbata Poir.
Common Broomrape Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
F.Schulz
Main Synonym :
Orobanche loricata Rchb.
Ox-tongue Broomrape Budebbus isfar Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
d' Urv.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche versicolor F.W.Schultz
Hairy Broomrape Budebbus muswaf, Budebbus tal-lellux Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
C. Presl
Main Synonym :
Orobanche crinita Viv. Orobanche densiflora var. melitensis Sommier
Bloody Broomrape Budebbus demmi Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Rchb.) Pomel
Main Synonym :
Kopsia lavandulacea (Rchb.) Caruel Orobanche lavendulacea Rchb.
Lavender Broomrape, Blue Broomrape Budebbus vjola, Budebbus ikħal Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(F.W.Schultz) Pomel
Main Synonym :
Phelipanche mutelii (F.W. Schultz) Pomel
Dwarf Broomrape Budebbus tal-Ingliża qasir Mar-May Normal Profile with 2 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
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Profile Type
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum majus subsp. Siculum (Mill.) Maire
Sicilian Snapdragon, Wall Snapdragon Papoċċi bojod, Ras il-mewt, Ras il-baqra Nov-Jul Detailed Profile with 32 images.
Bosc ex Lam.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum (Bosc ex Vent.) Rouy
Greater Snapdragon, Lion's Mouth, Bunny Mouth Papoċċi ħomor Nov-Jul Detailed Profile with 45 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Bartsia trixago L.
Mediterranean Lineseed, Mediterranean Bartsia Perlina bajda Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Lange
Main Synonym :
Linaria minor (L.) Desf.
Dwarf Snapdragon, Small Toadflax Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Schreb.
Main Synonym :
Linaria cymbalaria (L.) Mill.
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Ċimbalarja Feb-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Bernh. ex Rchb.) Fritsch
Main Synonym :
Linaria commutata Bernh. ex Rchb.
Mediterranean Fluellen Xatbet l-art vjola May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Linaria elatine (L.) Mill.
Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet l-art skars May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Linaria spuria (L.) Mill.
Round leaved Fluellen, Round-leaved Cancerwort, Blunt-leaved Fluellen Xetbet l-art safra Jun-Sep Detailed Profile with 31 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum chalepensis
Mediterranean Toadflax Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Lojac.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Toadflax Papoċċi ta' Malta, Xetbet l-Art Maltija Mar-May Detailed Profile with 34 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum triphyllum L.
Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi tat-tlett werqiet Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Lange) Rothm.
Main Synonym :
Orontium calycinum Pers.
Pale Lesser Snapdragon, Pale Weasel's Snout Papoċċi skars Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
(L.) Raf.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum orontium (L.) Fourr.
Lesser Snapdragon, Linear-leaved Snapdragon, Weasel's Snout Papoċċi rqiq, Papoċċi tar-Raba Apr-Jul Detailed Profile with 27 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago psyllium L.
Glandular Plantain, Fleawort Plantain Żerrigħet il-briegħed Jan-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago velutina Poir.
Downy Plantain Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago crassipes Borbás
Narrow-leaved Plantain Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago pilosa Cav.
Hairy Plantain Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago coronopifolia L.
Buck's horn Plantain Biżbula tal-baħar, Salib l-art Mar-Oct Normal Profile with 10 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
North-african plantain Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago lusitanica L.
Mediterranean Plantain, Hare's foot Plantain Biżbula komuni Feb-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago dubia L.
Ribwort Plantain Biżbula selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago minima DC.
Greater Plantain, Ratstail Plantain Biżbula kbira Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago gracilis Poir.
Toothed Plantain Biżbula tas-snien Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Rchb.
Main Synonym :
Plantago coronopus subsp. Weldenii
Welden's Plantain Salib l-art Mar-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pocilla agrestis (L.) Fourr.
Green Field Speedwell Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Veronica palustris Salisb.
Blue Water Speedwell Veronika tal-ilma Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Veronica polygonoides Lam.
Wall Speedwell, Common Speedwell, Rock Speedwell Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Bodard
Main Synonym :
Veronica cuneata Guss.
Pale Speedwell, Glandular Speedwell Veronika bajda Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pocilla hederifolia Fourr.
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronika tal-weraq tal-liedna Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
Tineo ex Guss.
Main Synonym :
Veronica cymbalaria var. panormitana
Palermo Speedwell Maltese name not known Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Veronica buxbaumii Ten.
Common Field Speedwell, Persian Speedwell Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Fr.
Main Synonym :
Veronica didyma Ten.
Grey-leaved Speedwell, Grey Field Speedwell Veronika żgħira Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 8 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
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Profile Type
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Nicodemia madagascariensis (Lam.) R.Parker
Yellow Butterfly Bush, Smokebush Maltese name not known Dec-Feb Normal Profile with 6 images.
R.Br.
Main Synonym :
Myoporum serratum R.Br.
Blueberry tree, Common Boobialla Mijoporum Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
G.Forst.
Main Synonym :
Myoporum tenuifolium G.Forst.
Mousehole Tree, Ngaio Mijoporum tal-werqa wiesgħa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) Caruel
Main Synonym :
Bellardia viscosa (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Yellow Bartsia, Yellow Eye-bright Perlina safra Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scrophularia aquatica L.
Water Figwort, Water Betony, Bishop's Leaves Fiswet il-kelb tal-ilma, Werqet il-Madonna Feb-May Detailed Profile with 28 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scrophularia geminiflora Lam.
Nettle-leaved Figwort, Brown Figwort, Mediterranean Figwort Fiswet il-kelb, Nittiena Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Cav.
Main Synonym :
Celsia cretica L.f.
Glandular Mullein Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Thapsus sinuatum Raf.
Wavy-leaved Mullein Xatbet l-andar May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Verbascum alatum Lam.
Great Mullein, Common Mullein Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
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