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Portulaca quadrifida

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Identification
Portulaca quadrifida L. [family PORTULACACEAE ]
Related name
  • Portulaca quadrifida
Common name
  • mazabi (JMD) (GUINEA, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tσge (JMD) tσndσ wuli (FRI fide JMD) tσσge (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • small-leaved purslane (Irvine); ten o’clock plant (Irvine); stone-crop (Irvine)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tσa p’lo (JMD) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tang i mpiteurh (JMD) tanguipeter (JMD) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • missidi kumbaré (Vuillet fide JMD) (GUINEA, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for PORTULACA quadrifida Linn. [family PORTULACACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 2, page 381, (1894) Author: (BYW. SONDER.)
Names
PORTULACA quadrifida Linn. [family PORTULACACEAE], Mant. 78;—Thunb. Fl. Cap. 399, Jacq. Coll. 2. 356, t. 17. f. 2. DC. l. c.
PORTULACA meridiana Linn. [family PORTULACACEAE], Suppl. 248.
Information
annual, diffuse, creeping; the axils of leaves and joints pilose; leaves elliptic-oblong, flat; flowers terminal, nearly sessile, surrounded by four leaves; petals 4; stamens 8–12; style filiform, 4-cleft at the apex. Root thick. Stem branched, 2–4 inches long, often reddish. Leaves about 1 or 1 1/2 lines long. Flowers small.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Uitvlugt near Steelkloof, and between Limoenfontein, Brakvalley and Buffelrivier, 3–5000f. Drege! Near Cradock, Burke & Zey.! 607. Jan.-Mar. (Herb. Thunb., Vind., D., Sond.)

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