Botanical Family · Caryophyllales
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
9 speciesOrder Caryophyllales8+ well-known plants
The Portulacaceae family (Purslane Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Caryophyllales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 9 species across 2 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Portulaca and Talinum. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Sun plant, Common purselane and Shaggy Portulaca.
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Notable members
Sun Plant, Common Rose Moss, Rose Moss, Ten O' Clock PlantPortulaca grandifloraCommon Purselane, Garden Purselane, Indian ParselanePortulaca oleraceaShaggy PortulacaPortulaca pilosaChicken WeedPortulaca quadrifidaTuberous PurslanePortulaca tuberosaWingpod PurslanePortulaca umbraticolaCeylon SpinachTalinum fruticosumFlameflowerTalinum portulacifolium
All 9 species in PORTULACACEAE
- Sun Plant, Common Rose Moss, Rose Moss, Ten O' Clock PlantPortulaca grandiflora
- Common Purselane, Garden Purselane, Indian ParselanePortulaca oleracea
- Shaggy PortulacaPortulaca pilosa
- Chicken WeedPortulaca quadrifida
- Tuberous PurslanePortulaca tuberosa
- Wingpod PurslanePortulaca umbraticola
- Ceylon SpinachTalinum fruticosum
- FlameflowerTalinum portulacifolium
- Portulaca oleracea var. linearifolia
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