✿Portulacaceae · Portulaca
Nonia / Sun Plant
Portulaca grandiflora
Also known as Common Rose Moss, Rose Moss, Ten O' Clock Plant
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca grandiflora
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Nonia नोनिया,पोर्टुलाका ग्रन्डीफ़्लोरा portulaka grandiflora
- Nepali
- दशबजे फूल
- Bengali
- টাইম ফুল
- Telugu
- గడ్డి గులాబి, టేబుల్ రోజా
About Nonia
Sun plant (Portulaca grandiflora) is a herb belonging to the Portulacaceae family (Purslane Family). Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Introduced elsewhere. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Nonia belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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