Portulaca quadrifida L.

 
  • Family : PORTULACACEAE
    (PURSLANE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Portulacaceae
  • Species : Portulaca quadrifida
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Portulaca quadrifida L.
  • Vernacular name : Chounlayi, Kaatechaval (Hin.); Goni soppu (Kan.); Tharai pasalai, Siru pasalai (Tam.); Payalakura, Pavili, Goddu pavili kura, Sanapayalaku (Tel.); Duldulia, Balbaluva (Ori.); Lonika (San.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Common weed of cultivated lands and open forests. Leaf is edible.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Pantropical, except Australia and the Pacific east of Samoa, throughout Malesia.
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; 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 quadrifida. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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