Families in this page(5)

APOCYNACEAE
Dogbane
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ASCLEPIADACEAE
Asclepiads
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GENTIANACEAE
Gentian
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RUBIACEAE
Bedstraw
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THELIGONACEAE
Theligonium
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APOCYNACEAE

Dogbane Family

 Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Nerium oleander
L.

ALIEN (Introduced in our islands from foreign countries) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Nerium indicum
Oleander,
Rose Bay 		Oljandru Apr-Oct Nerium oleanderOleander Short Profile
Vinca major
L.

ALIEN (Introduced in our islands from foreign countries) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Greater Periwinkle No Name Mar-Jun Vinca majorGreater Periwinkle Short Profile




ASCLEPIADACEAE

Asclepiads Family

 The Asclepiadaceae are mostly herbs and shrubs with white sap comprising about 250 genera and 2,000 species, many of which are lianous and some of which are cactuslike succulents with reduced leaves. The leaves are simple and nearly always opposite or whorled; minute stipules are present. The flowers are bisexual, nearly always actinomorphic, and usually include an elaborate crown or corona of nectariferous appendages between the corolla and sexual parts. The calyx consists of 5 distinct or basally connate sepals. The inner perianth is a 5-lobed sympetalous corolla. The androecium and gynoecium are nearly always adnate into a gynostegium with five highly modified stamens and a massive, 5-lobed stigma. The anthers usually produce paired sacs of pollen called pollinia that are transferred as a unit during pollination. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of two nearly distinct carpels that are separate at the level of the ovaries and styles and are united only by a single massive stigma. The ovaries are distinct, nearly always superior, and each has a single locule with numerous marginal ovules. The fruit is a follicle. Seeds usually have a tuft of hairs at one end.
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Periploca angustifolia
Labill.

SUB-ENDEMIC (found only on the Maltese islands and neighbouring islands or territories) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Periploca laevigata subsp. angustifolia
Wolfbane Siġra Tal-Ħarir Nov-Apr Periploca angustifoliaWolfbane Short Profile




GENTIANACEAE

Gentian Family

 Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Blackstonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliata
(L.) Hudson

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Yellow-Wort Ċentawrija Safra Mar-May Blackstonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliataYellow-Wort -
Centaurium erythraea
Rafn

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Erythraea centaurium
Common Centaury,
European Centaury 		Ċentawrija Kbira Apr-Jun Centaurium erythraeaCommon Centaury Short Profile
Centaurium pulchellum
(Swartz) Druce

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Erythraea pulchellum
Lesser Centaury,
Branched Centaury 		Ċentawrija żgħira Apr-Jun Centaurium pulchellumLesser Centaury Short Profile
Centaurium spicatum
(L.) Fritsch

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Erythraea spicata
Spiked Centaury No Name May-Aug Centaurium spicatumSpiked Centaury Short Profile
Centaurium tenuiflorum
(Hoffmennsegg & Link) Fritsch

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Erythraea pulchellum var. tenuiflorum
Slender Centaury Ċentawrija Rqiqa Apr-Jun Centaurium tenuiflorumSlender Centaury Short Profile




RUBIACEAE

Bedstraw Family

 Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Asperula aristata subsp. scabra
(J. & C.Presl) Nyman

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Asperula cynanchica var. aristata
Southern Squinancywort No Name All Year Asperula aristata subsp. scabraSouthern Squinancywort Short Profile
Asperula cynanchica
L.

DOUBTFUL ? (It is not yet established if this species is Native or not) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Squinancywort No Name All Year Asperula cynanchicaSquinancywort Short Profile
Crucianella rupestris
Gussone

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Crucianella maritima var. rupestris
Rock Crucianella,
Rock Crosswort 		Kruċanella Apr-Jun Crucianella rupestrisRock Crucianella Short Profile
Galium aparine
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Cleavers,
Goosegrass,
Sticky Willy 		Ħarxajja Komuni Mar-May Galium aparineCleavers Short Profile
Galium murale
(L.) Allioni

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Yellow Bedstraw Ħarxajja Mar-Apr Galium muraleYellow Bedstraw Short Profile
Galium spurium
L.

DOUBTFUL ? (It is not yet established if this species is Native or not) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
False Cleavers Ħarxajja Mar-May Galium spuriumFalse Cleavers -
Galium tricornutum
Dandy

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Galium tricorne
Corn Cleavers,
Three-horned Bedstraw 		Ħarxajja Mar-Apr Galium tricornutumCorn Cleavers Short Profile
Galium verrucosum
Hudson

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Galium saccharatum
Southern Cleavers,
Warty Bedstraw 		Ħarxajja Safra Jan-May Galium verrucosumSouthern Cleavers Short Profile
Putoria calabrica
(L.f.) Persoon

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This is a RARE species. Please do not pick up! This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Stinking Madder Putorja May-Jun Putoria calabricaStinking Madder Short Profile
Rubia peregrina
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Rubia tinctorium
Wild Madder,
Etruscan Madder,
European Wild Madder 		Ħarxajja Selvaġġa,
Robbja Selvaġġa 		Apr-Jun Rubia peregrinaWild Madder Short Profile
Sherardia arvensis
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Field Madder,
Blue Field Madder 		Ħarxajja Tal-għelieqi,
Ħarxajja Roża 		Feb-May Sherardia arvensisField Madder Short Profile
Valantia hispida
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This species is believed to have become extinct from our islands This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Hairy Valantia No Name Mar-Apr Valantia hispidaHairy Valantia Short Profile
Valantia muralis
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Wall Valantia No Name Feb-May Valantia muralisWall Valantia Short Profile




THELIGONACEAE

Theligonium Family

 Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Theligonum cynocrambe
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Cynocrambe prostrata
Dog Cabbage Ħabaq Il-ħnieżer Dec-May Theligonum cynocrambeDog Cabbage Short Profile





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