Portulaca umbraticola Kunth

 
  • Family : PORTULACACEAE
    (Purslane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LUNIA FAMILY (लुनिया फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Portulacaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Portulaca coronata Small; Portulaca denudata Poelln.; Portulaca lanceolata Engelm.; Portulaca lanceolata var. minor Engelm.; Portulaca lanceolata var. versicolor Engelm.; Portulaca plano-operculata Kuntze; Portulaca umbraticola subsp. coronata (Small) J.F.Matthews & Ketron; Portulaca umbraticola subsp. lanceolata J.F.Matthews & Ketron; Portulaca umbraticola var. lanceolata (J.F.Matthews & Ketron) B.L.Turner; Portulaca umbraticola subsp. umbraticola
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Portulaca umbraticola Kunth
  • Common name : Wingpod Purslane, Portulaca
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : The flowers are open only part of the day and do not open fully on very cloudy days; Fruit tiny pod.
  • Distribution :
    • Delhi : Delhi
  • Native : Alabama, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Texa
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Alabama, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Texas, Venezuela
  • Literature :
    • Photograph of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Portulaca umbraticola. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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