


Portulaca oleracea L.

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Portulaca oleracea L., Sp. Pl. 445 (1753)
Portulaca oleracea L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
445
ICN
Portulaca oleracea L.
species
Portulaca oleracea
Classification
Subordinates
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Portulaca oleracea L.
Glabrous taprooted annual herb. Stems reddish, prostrate to ascending, (5)-10-30-(45) cm long. Lvs alternate to subopposite, fleshy, shiny, often red-tinged, obovate to oblong, cuneately narrowed to a short petiole, obtuse to almost retuse, (5)-10-15-(30) × (2)-3-8-(10) mm; axillary hair-tufts short. Fls < 1 cm diam., (1)-3-(7) in sessile terminal clusters soon overtopped by subapical branches, subtended by membranous, ovate-acuminate, pinkish bracts. Sepals green, hooded, overlapping, fleshy, falling at fruiting, 5 mm long. Petals yellow, soon falling. Stamens 6-15; anthers yellow. Style branches 3-6. Capsule 3-7 mm long, ovoid, circumscissile. Seeds many, ovoid, shining, dark red-black, finely tuberculate, 1 mm long.
Taxonomic concepts
Portulaca oleracea L.
Portulaca oleracea L.
Portulaca oleracea L.
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86633f6e-5283-454c-87d7-9759c2973402
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1 January 2000
4 October 2011