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Portulaca triangularis

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Name

Identification
Portulaca triangularis Jacq. [family PORTULACACEAE ] (stored under name); Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. [family PORTULACACEAE ] Verified by W. Fawcett,
Related name
  • Portulaca triangularis
  • Talinum triangulare

Flora

Entry for Talinum fruticosum (Linnaeus) Jussieu [family PORTULACACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Talinum fruticosum (Linnaeus) Jussieu [family PORTULACACEAE], Gen. Pl., 312. 1789
Portulaca fruticosa Linnaeus [family PORTULACACEAE], Syst. Nat. ed., 10, 2: 1045. 1759
Portulaca triangularis Jacquin [family PORTULACACEAE]
Talinum triangulare (Jacquin) Willdenow [family PORTULACACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Robert W. Kiger
Information
Plants to 15 dm. Stems usually stout. Leaves to 9 cm; blade obovate to oblanceolate, base attenuate. Inflorescences race-mose or cymose. Flowers: sepals persistent, lanceolate to ovate, 5–6 mm; petals purplish, pink, or white, sometimes yellow, elliptic to ovate, 7–13 mm; stamens 20–35; stigma 1, 3-lobed; pedicel triquetrous, distally thickened, to 12 mm. Capsules subglobose, 4–6 mm; exocarp and endocarp usually not separating after dehiscence, valves wholly deciduous. 2n = 24, 48.
Altitude range
0–100 m;
Distribution
MexicoWest IndiesCentral AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica.USA Fla.
Discussion
Talinum fruticosum is a primarily tropical species that may not be native in the flora area. In western Africa, the leaves are eaten as a potherb.

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