Ludwigia octovalvis
Mexican Primrose Willow, Narrow Leaf Water Primrose
Other regional names: Seedbox
- Seedbox
Also known as: Adenola longipes Raf. +16 more
- Adenola longipes Raf.
- Epilobium fruticosum Lour.
- Epilobium suffruticosum subsp. octovalvis (Jacq.) Munz
- Epilobium suffruticosum var. octovalvis (Jacq.) Munz
- Isnardia capitata DC.
- Jussiaea angustifolia Blume
- Jussiaea angustifolia Lam.
- Jussiaea angustifolia var. linearis Harv.
- Jussiaea blumeana DC.
- Jussiaea burmannii DC.
- Jussiaea calycina C.Presl
- Jussiaea clavata M.E.Jones
- Jussiaea decumbens Benth. ex Wall.
- Jussiaea didymosperma H.Perrier
- Jussiaea erythrocaulis Mart. ex Micheli
- Jussiaea exaltata Roxb.
- Jussiaea frutescens J.Jacq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Onagraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a semiaquatic subshrub.
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Ludwigia octovalvis (commonly known as Mexican Primrose-Willow or Narrow-Leaf Water-Primrose) is a shrub belonging to the Onagraceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Territory, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Burundi, Cabinda, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Cook Is., Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Line Is., Marquesas, Namibia, Nauru, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Samoa, Society Is., Swaziland, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms