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Index of Plant Families (7 families in this page)

CISTACEAE
Rock-rose
CUCURBITACEAE
Gourd (Cucumber)
ELATINACEAE
Elatine
HYPERICACEAE
Saint John's Wort
PASSIFLORACEAE
Passion Flower
PLUMBAGINACEAE
Liverwort
VIOLACEAE
Violet
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CISTACEAE

( Rock-rose Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Small shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually undivided. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, free. Stamens 5, introrse, connivent round the ovary. Ovary superior, unilocular, with 3 placentas and numerous ovules. Fruit a 3-valved capsule. Seeds endospermic.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Cistus creticus
L.

Main Synonym :
Cistus incanus subsp. Creticus
Rock-rose Ċistu Roża,
Borghom Roża 		Feb-May Short Profile
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Cistus monspeliensis
L.

Main Synonym :
Stephanocarpus monspeliensis
Rock-rose,
Narrow-leaved Cistus,
Narrow-leaved Rock Rose 		Ċistu Abjad,
Borgħom Abjad 		Mar-May Short Profile
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Fumana arabica
(L.) Spach

Main Synonym :
Helianthemum arabicum
Rock-rose,
Arabian Cistus 		Ċistu Isfar Mar-May Short Profile
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Fumana thymifolia
(L.) Webb

Main Synonym :
Helianthemum thymifolium
Rock-rose,
Thyme-leaved Rock Rose,
Clammy Cistus 		Ċistu żgħir Mar-May Short Profile
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CUCURBITACEAE

( Gourd (Cucumber) Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs, often climbing by means of tendrils. Flowers unisexual. Calyx deeply 5(-6)-lobed; corolla deeply 5(-6)-lobed. Stamens 5, sometimes 3 (owing to 4 being connate in pairs); filaments sometimes all connate; anthers with 1 theca, free or coherent. Ovary inferior, unilocular but often more or less divided by the 2-5 placentae; style usually 1, with 3, usually divided stigmas. Ovules 1 to many. Fruit usually fleshy and indehiscent.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Cucurbita pepo
L.

Main Synonym :
Cucurbita aurantia
Gourd (Cucumber),
Field Pumpkin,
Summer Squash 		Qargħa ħamra Jul-Sep -
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Ecballium elaterium
(L.) A. Richard

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Gourd (Cucumber),
Spitting Cucumber 		Faqqus Il-ħmir,
Bettieħ Il-ħmir 		All Year Short Profile
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ELATINACEAE

( Elatine Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Aquatic or marsh herbs. Leaves simple, opposite or whorled, stipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, regular, hypogynous, 2- to 5-merous, solitary or in cymes. Sepals free or connate at base, as many as petals. Petals free, imbricate. Stamens as many or twice as many as petals. Ovary superior, 2- to 5-locular; styles free; ovules numerous; placentation axile. Fruit a septicidal capsule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Elatine gussonei
(Sommier) Brullo; Lanfranco; Pavone & Ronsisvalle

Main Synonym :
Elatine hydropiper var. gussonei
Elatine,
Maltese Elatine 		Elatine Feb-Mar Short Profile
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HYPERICACEAE

( Saint John's Wort Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Shrubs or herbs, with translucent glands containing essential oils and sometimes red or black glands containing hypericin. Leaves simple, opposite, or rarely in whorls of 3-4. Flowers actinomorphic. Sepals imbricate in bud. Petals free, contorted in bud. Stamens in fascicles or apparently indefinite. Ovary superior. Placentation axile or parietal. Seeds without endosperm.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Hypericum aegypticum
L.

Main Synonym :
Triadenia aegyptica
Saint John's Wort,
Egyptian St. John's Wort 		Fexfiex Tal-irdum Dec-Jul Short Profile
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Hypericum australe
Tenore

Main Synonym :
Hypericum humifusum subsp. australe
Saint John's Wort No Name Aug-Nov Short Profile
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Hypericum pubescens
Boissier

Main Synonym :
Hypericum tomentosum
Saint John's Wort Fexfiex Sufi Apr-Jul -
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Hypericum triquetrifolium
Turra

Main Synonym :
Hypericum crispum
Saint John's Wort,
Curled-leaved Saint John's Wort,
Tangled Hypericum 		Fexfiex Tar-Raba Jul-Sep -
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PASSIFLORACEAE

( Passion Flower Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbaceous or woody climbers with axillary tendrils. Leaves alternate, usually stipulate. Flowers perigynous, usually hermaphrodite, actinomorphic. Hypanthium cup-shaped. Sepals usually 5, free or connate at base, often petaloid. Petals 5, usually free. Corona inserted on the rim of the hypanthium, composed of 1-2 rows of long filaments, 1 row of short filaments and a membrane partially closing the hypanthium. Stamens usually 5, alternating with the petals. Ovary superior, often on a long gynophore, unilocular, with 3(-5) parietal placentae; ovules numerous; stigmas 3-5. Fruit a berry or loculicidal capsule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Passiflora caerulea
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Passion Flower,
Blue Passion Flower,
Hardy Passion Flower 		Fjura Tal-passjoni Jun-Oct Short Profile
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Passiflora perfoliata
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Passion Flower,
Jamaican Passion Flower 		Fjura Tal-passjoni Taj-Ġamajka All year Short Profile
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Passiflora x violaceae
Loiseleur-Deslongchamps

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Passion Flower Fjura Tal-passjoni (vjola) May-Jun -
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PLUMBAGINACEAE

( Liverwort Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate or in basal rosettes, exstipulate. Inflorescence usually cymose, often contracted into a capitulum, rarely spike-like. Flowers actinomorphic, 5-merous, usually in bracteate spikelets. Calyx tubular below, dentate or lobed and at least slightly scarious and often plicate distally, persistent. Petals connate only at the base, or the corolla with a usually short tube. Stamens epipetalous. Styles 5, or 1 with 5 stigma-lobes. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Fruit dry, membranous, 1-seeded, surrounded by calyx, indehiscent or with circumscissile or irregular dehiscence.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Limonium melitense
Brullo

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Liverwort Limonju Ta' Malta,
Leħjet Ix-xiħ Ta' Malta 		Summer Short Profile
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Limonium serotinum
(Reichenbach) Pignatti

Main Synonym :
Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum
Liverwort No Name Summer Short Profile
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Limonium sinuatum
(L.) Miller

Main Synonym :
Statice sinuata
Liverwort Limonju Summer Short Profile
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Limonium virgatum
(Willdenow) Fourreau

Main Synonym :
Limonium oleifolium
Liverwort,
Seaside Sea Lavender 		Limonju Tal-baħar Summer Short Profile
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Limonium zeraphae
Brullo

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Liverwort Limonju Ta' Żerafa,
Leħjet Ix-xiħ Ta' Żerafa 		Summer Short Profile
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Plumbago auriculata
Lamarck

Main Synonym :
Plumbago capensis
Liverwort,
African Plumbago 		No Name Apr-Nov Short Profile
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Plumbago europaea
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Liverwort,
Leadwort,
Dentallaria 		Pjombina Selvaġġa May-Nov -
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VIOLACEAE

( Violet Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Small shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually undivided. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, free. Stamens 5, introrse, connivent round the ovary. Ovary superior, unilocular, with 3 placentas and numerous ovules. Fruit a 3-valved capsule. Seeds endospermic.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Viola odorata
L.

Main Synonym :
Viola stolonifera
Violet,
English Violet,
Garden Violet 		Vjola Feb-Apr Short Profile
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Viola parvula
Tineo

Main Synonym :
Viola tricolor var. parvula
Violet Pensjeri Selvaġġa Feb-Apr Short Profile
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