Trianthema triquetrum

Trianthema triquetrum
	near Narran Lake Nature Reserve
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Trianthema
Species:	T. triquetrum
Binomial name
	Trianthema triquetrum; Willd. ex Spreng.
Synonyms
	Trianthema glandulosum Peter ; Trianthema glaucifolium F.Muell.; Trianthema sedifolium Vis.

Trianthema triquetrum (orthographic variant Trianthema triquetra) is a plant in the Aizoaceae family, found in the Sahara, the Sahel, South Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Indonesia and all the mainland states and territories of Australia,^[1] except Victoria.^[2]

It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1803.^[3]^[4]

The species epithet, triquetrum, is a Latin adjective, which describes the plant as having three corners.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Trianthema triquetrum Willd. ex Spreng. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ A.Prescott (2020). "Trianthema triquetrum". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Trianthema triquetrum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^ Rottler, J.P. (1803). Botanische Bemerkungen auf der Hin- und Ruckreise von Trankenbar nach Madras, von Herrn Missionair Rottler zu Trankenbar, mit Anmerkungen von Hrn Prof Willdenow. Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. Neue Schriften. 4. p. 181.
^ "triquetrus, -a, -um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 13 July 2021.