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Useful Tropical Plants

Ludwigia leptocarpa

(Nutt.) H.Hara

Onagraceae

+ Synonyms

Adenola glauca Raf.

Jussiaea aluligera Miq.

Jussiaea biacuminata Rusby

Jussiaea foliosa C.Wright ex Griseb.

Jussiaea heterophylla Salzm. ex Micheli

Jussiaea leptocarpa Nutt.

Jussiaea leptocarpa Nutt.

Jussiaea marcgravii DC.

Jussiaea miquelii Sagot ex Micheli

Jussiaea pilosa Kunth

Jussiaea pseudoheterophylla Salzm. ex Micheli

Jussiaea schottii Micheli

Jussiaea seminuda H.Perrier

Jussiaea surinamensis Miq.

Jussiaea variabilis G.Mey.

Jussiaea velutina G.Don

Ludwigia foliosa (C.Wright ex Griseb.) M.Gómez

Common Name:

Ludwigia leptocarpa
Close-up of the flower
Photograph by: Mauricio Mercadante
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General Information

Ludwigia leptocarpa is either a herbaceous perennial plant[
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African Flowering Plants Database
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Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
], or an annual [
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Title
Flora of Guatemala
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Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
]. An erect, much branched plant, often becoming woody at the base, it can grow from 20cm to 3 metres tall. When growing in or under water it produces erect floating pneumatophores from the roots[
328
Title
African Flowering Plants Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Publisher
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
,
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of salt and as a dye. It can be used to control soil erosion in wet ares.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/

Range

Probably originally from the Americas, where it is found throughout the tropical and subtropical areas; also found throughout tropical Africa.

Habitat

Found in wet soils, shallow water, sometimes submerged, in marshes, stream banks, wet fields or thickets, sometimes on sand bars along streams, at elevations up to 1,500 meters, though usually below 900 metres[
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Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
,
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].

Properties

Weed PotentialYes
Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitAnnual/Perennial
Height1.50 m
Self-fertileYes
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



The plant can become a troublesome weed in irrigated rice fields[
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An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. It has an invasive habit as a colonizer of dried-up stream beds and similar damp locations[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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Edible Uses

The whole plant is burnt to produce a vegetable salt[
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Medicinal

An infusion of the plant (part not specified) is part of a mixture to treat rheumatism[
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A leaf infusion has laxative, vermifugal and anti-dysenteric properties[
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Agroforestry Uses:

The plant has an invasive habit as a colonizer of dried-up stream beds and similar damp locations. It has been found useful in erosion control[
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Other Uses

A black dye is obtained from the leaves[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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]. It is used to blacken mats, baskets and bags made of palm leaves[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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Propagation

Seed -
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