Talinum

Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include flameflower. Several species bear edible leaves, and Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.

Talinum
Talinum fruticosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Talinaceae
Genus: Talinum
Adans.
Species

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Synonyms

Orygia Forssk.
Sabouraea Leandri[1]

Selected species

Talinum fruticosum in Singapore

Formerly placed here

References

  1. "Talinum Adans". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  2. "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249148-2". Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 153 (1850). IPNI. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:699483-1". Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher]. IPNI. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  4. "Species Records of Talinum ". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

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