Common name
English: Waterleaf
Portuguese: Maria-gorda
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Talinaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Talinum (3)
Epithet: fruticosum (L.) Juss. (2)
Synonyms: Portulaca fruticosa L., Portulaca triangularis Jacquin, Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd., Talinum triangulare (Jacquin) Willdenow
fruticosa => shrubby, bushy
fruticosum => shrubby or bushy
triangulare => three-angled, triangular
triangularis => three-angled, triangular
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Talinum fruticosum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [163] Talinum fruticosum - Flora of North America
- [374] Talinum fruticosum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.