Lythraceae
Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.
Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.
Sonneratia caseolaris, the mangrove apple, is a widespread edible mangrove tree associated with fireflies.
Trapa natans L.
Trapa natans L.
Trapa natans, or water caltrop, is an edible annual aquatic plant with spiny fruits, historically used widely for food in Europe and Asia.
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz
Woodfordia fruticosa is a Lythraceae plant species called dhavdi by Gujarati people, distributed across parts of Africa, Asia, and nearby islands.
Lythrum tribracteatum Spreng.
Lythrum tribracteatum Spreng.
Threebract loosestrife (Lythrum tribracteatum) is an annual flowering herb native to Europe, introduced to western North America.
Lythrum flagellare Shuttlew. ex Nieuwl.
Lythrum flagellare Shuttlew. ex Nieuwl.
Lythrum flagellare is an endemic Florida plant species in the Lythraceae family, named for its sprawling habit.
Ammannia baccifera L.
Ammannia baccifera L.
Ammannia baccifera is an annual herb in Lythraceae, widespread in tropics, and used widely in traditional and scientific herbal medicine.
Ammannia auriculata Willd.
Ammannia auriculata Willd.
Eared redstem (Ammannia auriculata) is a small erect Lythraceae herb widespread across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Lagerstroemia microcarpa Wight
Lagerstroemia microcarpa Wight
Lagerstroemia microcarpa Wight is a large, white-flowered tree native to Western Ghats forests with low natural seed germination.
Cuphea ignea A.DC.
Cuphea ignea A.DC.
Cuphea ignea is a tropical evergreen subshrub grown ornamentally for its distinctive cigar-shaped flowers.
Cuphea lanceolata W.T.Aiton
Cuphea lanceolata W.T.Aiton
Cuphea lanceolata is a tropical herb native to Mexico that produces dark-lilac to cherry-red tubular flowers from June to August.
Lawsonia inermis L.
Lawsonia inermis L.
Lawsonia inermis, commonly henna, is a flowering shrub or small tree native to Africa, Asia, and northern Australia.
Galpinia transvaalica N.E.Br.
Galpinia transvaalica N.E.Br.
Galpinia transvaalica is the only species in the monotypic Lythraceae genus Galpinia, native to parts of tropical and Southern Africa.
Physocalymma scaberrimum Pohl
Physocalymma scaberrimum Pohl
Physocalymma scaberrimum is the sole species in the monotypic flowering plant genus Physocalymma (Lythraceae), native to northwestern South America.
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