Ludwigia octovalvis explained

Ludwigia octovalvis is a species of flowering plant in the Onagraceae family known by the common name Mexican primrose-willow. Its native distribution is unclear, but can be found in Central America, Australia, South-East Asia, Tamilnadu (IND), the Middle East, the Central-West African regions and spreads easily to become naturalized.^[1] It is also cultivated as an aquatic plant.^[2] The plant is known for its anti-aging properties.^[3] The species is sometimes regarded as an invasive species^[4] and is classified by IUCN as of "least concern" with stable populations. An adult plant is one meter tall on average but is able to grow taller.^[5] It spreads to form mats on the mud, rooting at nodes in contact with the substrate, or floats ascending in the water. Its flowers are yellow in appearance. They are made up of green and red stems.^[6] They yield small capsular fruits containing many minute seeds.

External links

• Australian Tropical Rainforess Plants: Ludwigia octovalvis
• Discover Nature: Ludwigia octovalvis
• 24338263 . 10.1007/s11357-013-9606-z . 4039272 . 36 . 2 . The anti-aging effects of Ludwigia octovalvis on Drosophila melanogaster and SAMP8 mice . 2014 . Age (Dordr) . 689–703 . Lin . WS . Chen . JY . Wang . JC . Chen . LY . Lin . CH . Hsieh . TR . Wang . MF . Fu . TF . Wang . PY.

Notes and References

1. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/31671 Ludwigia octovalvis from the Invasive Species Compemdium
2. 19963029 . 10.1016/j.fct.2009.12.001 . 48 . 2 . Chlorophyll a, an active anti-proliferative compound of Ludwigia octovalvis, activates the CD95 (APO-1/CD95) system and AMPK pathway in 3T3-L1 cells . 2010 . Food Chem. Toxicol. . 716–21 . Wu . SJ . Ng . LT . Wang . GH . Huang . YJ . Chen . JL . Sun . FM.
3. 24338263 . 10.1007/s11357-013-9606-z . 4039272 . 36 . 2 . The anti-aging effects of Ludwigia octovalvis on Drosophila melanogaster and SAMP8 mice . 2014 . Age (Dordr) . 689–703 . Lin . WS . Chen . JY . Wang . JC . Chen . LY . Lin . CH . Hsieh . TR . Wang . MF . Fu . TF . Wang . PY.
4. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LUOC US National Library of Medicine - Institute of Health
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002194239/http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/sci_p2/JCUDEV_012631 JCU: Discover nature
6. Web site: Florida Wildflower Cooperative: Ludwigia octovalvis . 2015-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151103061355/http://www.floridawildflowers.com/ludwigia-octovalvis-mexican-primrose-willow . 2015-11-03 . dead .