Portulaca grandiflora Hook.

 
  • Family : PORTULACACEAE
    (PURSLANE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Portulacaceae
  • Species : Portulaca grandiflora
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Portulaca grandiflora Hook.
  • Common name : Sun plant
  • Key identification features : A prostate or ascending herb, with loose hairs at nodes. Leaves are linear, terete. Flowers are pink, red or white. Stamens are numerous.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Comments : Cultivated often in gardens and occasionally runs as an escape.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropical America; Introduced elsewhere
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Portulaca grandiflora. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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