Illustrative leaf, not this species
Portulaca umbraticola
Wingpod Purslane
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: C. & SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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- Kerala →Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Wingpod Purslane
Identify Wingpod Purslane by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-orange.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Portulacaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Wingpod Purslane.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca umbraticola
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Delhi, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-orangerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wingpod Purslane itself; the rest are typical of the Portulacaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wingpod Purslane
Wingpod purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) belongs to the Portulacaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 24 other states.
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Wingpod Purslane belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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