Portulaca
| Portulaca | |
|---|---|
| |
| A large array of Portulaca umbraticola and Portulaca oleracea (middle right) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca L.[1] |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Portulaca (/ˌpɔːrtjuːˈleɪkə/,[3] is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes.
Portulaca 'All Aglow'
Portulaca grandiflora 'Bicolor'
Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is widely consumed as an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. Portulaca grandiflora is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by chickens. Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the nutmeg moth (Hadula trifolii).
Species[]
The following species are accepted:[2]
- (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- Ocampo
- Portulaca amilis Speg. – Paraguayan purslane
- A.Rich.
- Speg.
- Proctor
- Endl.
- S.R.Yadav & Dalavi
- Portulaca bicolor F.Muell. – Australian pigweed
- Urb. – Cuban purslane
- Urb.
- M.G.Gilbert
- D.Legrand
- Danin & Reyes-Bet.
- D.Legrand – Puerto Rican purslane
- Britton & P.Wilson
- R.E.Fr.
- D.Legrand
- Chiov.
- R.Geesink
- D.Legrand
- M.G.Gilbert
- Hauman
- S.M.Phillips
- M.G.Gilbert
- P.Wilson
- S.M.Phillips
- Speg.
- Britton & P.Wilson
- F.Muell.
- Danin
- Galasso, Banfi & Soldano
- Poelln.
- M.G.Gilbert
- M.G.Gilbert
- Mattos
- F.Muell.
- M.G.Gilbert
- Hauman
- Danin & Bagella
- Mart. ex Rohrb.
- Rusby
- Hauman
- Schweinf.
- Peter
- F.Muell.
- Portulaca filsonii J.H.Willis
- Pax
- D.Legrand
- Ker Gawl.
- Poelln.
- Poelln.
- Griseb.
- Hook.
- T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho
- T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho
- Poelln.
- Portulaca grandiflora Hook. – moss-rose purslane
- Peter
- (Poelln.) Ricceri & Arrigoni
- M.G.Gilbert
- Ocampo
- Portulaca halimoides L. – silkcotton purslane
- D.Legrand
- Schinz
- Peter
- Cambess.
- D.Legrand
- (D.Legrand) Eliasson
- Peter
- (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- Steyerm.
- Portulaca intraterranea J.M.Black
- Henrickson
- Ocampo
- N.E.Br.
- Portulaca kuriensis M.G.Gilbert
- S.R.Yadav & Dalavi
- Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst. – yellow purslane
- D.Legrand
- Ricceri & Arrigoni
- R.Geesink
- D.Legrand
- D.Legrand
- S.M.Phillips
- Ocampo
- Poelln.
- P.Wilson
- D.Legrand
- D.Legrand
- Portulaca minuta Correll
- Portulaca molokiniensis Hobdy – ʻIhi
- Lodé
- Link
- D.Legrand
- (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- (Danin & H.G.Baker) Ricceri & Arrigoni
- Poelln.
- Chiov.
- Peter
- Poelln.
- D.Legrand
- E.Walker & Tawada
- Portulaca oleracea L. – common purslane, pigweed
- F.Muell.
- S.M.Phillips
- (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- D.Legrand
- Schltdl.
- Poelln.
- R.E.Fr.
- Poelln.
- I.M.Johnst.
- Portulaca pilosa L. – shaggy purslane
- Hance
- Kunth
- Steyerm.
- Portulaca quadrifida L. – chickenweed purslane
- D.Legrand
- Peter
- Danin
- R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce
- R.E.Fr.
- Kunth – redstem purslane
- Ocampo
- Portulaca samhaensis A.G.Mill.
- Poelln.
- Poelln.
- Danin, Bagella & Marrosu
- Welw. ex Oliv.
- Portulaca sclerocarpa A.Gray – ʻIhi makole
- Portulaca sedifolia N.E.Br.
- Welw. ex Oliv.
- Danin, Domina & Raimondo
- P.Wilson – Small's purslane
- Domina & Raimondo
- N.E.Br.
- Poelln.
- Poelln.
- Portulaca suffrutescens Engelm. – shrubby purslane
- Wight
- Poelln.
- Lindl.
- J.F.Macbr.
- Bremek.
- Danin, Domina & Raimondo
- León
- Roxb.
- Portulaca umbraticola Kunth – wingpod purslane
- Poelln.
- Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
- Henrickson & T.Van Devender
- Danin
Formerly placed here[]
- Anacampseros arachnoides (Haw.) Sims (as P. arachnoides Haw.)
- Anacampseros filamentosa subsp. filamentosa (as P. filamentosa Haw.)
- Anacampseros lanceolata subsp. lanceolata (as P. lanceolata Haw.)
- (Haw.) Sweet (as P. rufescens Haw.)
- Anacampseros telephiastrum DC. (as P. anacampseros L.)
- Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. (as P. portulacastrum L.)
- Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss. (as P. fruticosa L. or P. triangularis Jacq.)
- Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. (as P. paniculata Jacq. or P. patens L.)
Pink Portulaca Flower from volunteer plant growing in a pot indoors
Gallery[]
Purslane cultivar
Pickled purslane stems consumed in Armenia
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
Portulaca flowers
References[]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portulaca. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Portulaca. |
- ^ "Genus: Portulaca L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-04-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ a b "Portulaca L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Portulaca". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
External links[]
 | This Caryophyllales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Portulaca
- Caryophyllales genera
- Caryophyllales stubs