Ludwigia perennis L.

 
  • Family : ONAGRACEAE
    (EVENING-PRIMROSE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Onagraceae
  • Species : Ludwigia perennis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ludwigia perennis L.
  • Vernacular name : Latkera (Ori.); Kattucheeragam, Kattug-grambu (Tam.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-128
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R., K. Sankara Rao and Siddharthan.S
  • Collection Date : 26/10/14
  • Collection Locality : Talakona Reserve Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Marshland
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Plains up to 800 m in perennially moist places like banks, ponds, streams and fallow fields.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Salem district, Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Hoganekkal Forest (Dharmapuri district), Villipuram district, Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Gudem R.F. (Kurnool district), West Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district, Guntur district, Venkatagiri Hills (Nellore district), Guvalacheruvu R.F. (Kadapa district), Salur R.F. (Srikakulam district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Nuapada district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, South-East Asia, Malesia, New Caledonia, Tropical Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ludwigia perennis. Downloaded on 4 April 2025.

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