Portulaca paniculata Jacq.

 
  • Family : PORTULACACEAE
    (Purslane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LUNIA FAMILY (लुनिया फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Portulacaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Calandrinia andrewskii H.Vilm.; Claytonia patens Kuntze; Claytonia reflexa (Cav.) Kuntze; Portulaca paniculata Jacq.; Portulaca reflexa Haw.; Talinum chrysanthum Rose & Standl.; Talinum dichotomum Ruiz & Pav.; Talinum paniculatum var. sarmentosum (Engelm.) Poelln.; Talinum paniculatum f. variegatum F.T.Hubb. & Rehder; Talinum reflexum Cav.; Talinum roseum Dammann; Talinum sarmentosum Engelm.; Talinum spathulatum A.Gray
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.
  • Common name : Fame flower, Jewels-of-Opar
  • Habit : Succulent subshrub
  • Habitat : Moist to dry woodlands and savannas, also desert scrub, grasslands, beaches, on flats, mounds, slopes, ledges, in sand, clay, limestone, sandstone, igneous, often rocky soils and crevices; 0-2200 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Often grown as an ornamental plant.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Tropical & Subtropical America
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Tropical & Subtropical America, Alabama, Bangladesh, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China, Fiji, Galápagos, Hainan, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Northern Provinces, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Swaziland, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zaïre
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 83
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Portulaca paniculata. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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