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Talinum portulacifolium
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Family:
PORTULACACEAE
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Citation: Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk.) Aschers & Schweinf, Weinf., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4. App. 172. 1896; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 40. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 78. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 40. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 68. 1990; M.K.V. Rao in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 9. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 68. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 21. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 29. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 68. 2005; N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 319. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 104. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 131. 2009.
Orygia portulacifolia Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 103. 1775.
Portulaca cuneifolia Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 33. 1790.
Talinum cuneifolium (Vahl) Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 864.1799; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 247. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 66(48). 1915.
Talinum indicum Wight & Arn., Prodr. 356. 1834.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Badhalacheera, Vassalacheera, Sambarcheera
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English name(s):
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Description:
Erect semi-succulent, glabrous herbs to 1 m tall; rootstock tuberous. Leaves subsessile, alternate, 4-8 x 1.5-3 cm, obovate or oblanceolate, base cuneate, apex obtuse or rounded. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate. Flowers 1.5-2 cm across; pedicels to 1.2 cm long; bracts 2-4 mm long, linear. Sepals 2, 4-6 x 2-3 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Petals 5, pink, 8-10 x 4-5 mm, obovate. Stamens many; filaments unequal. Ovary c. 2 mm long, globose, 1-loculed; styles 3-armed. Capsules 4-6 mm across, globose. Seeds ovoid, black, striate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-August
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Champakkad, Seethathode, Mayithara, Mammode
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