Trianthema portulacastrum L.

English: Desert Horsepurslane, Horse Purslane

Mandarin: 假海马齿 (jia hai ma chi)

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Caryophyllales (112)

        Family: Aizoaceae (9)(family description)

          Genus: Trianthema (1)

            Epithet: portulacastrum L. (2)

portulacastrum => epitheton by L. after purslane-like leaves

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink, white

Check for Trianthema portulacastrum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [385] Trianthema portulacastrum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1612] Trianthema portulacastrum - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.
• [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.