Illustrative leaf, not this species
Talinum fruticosum
Pasali / Ceylon Spinach
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
Pasali in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Not recorded | pasali |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- pasali
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in Assam, India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. America.
- Explore nearby plants
- Kerala →Tamil Nadu →Andhra Pradesh →
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How to identify Pasali
Identify Pasali by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Edible spinach-like leaves; shrubby habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Portulacaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pasali.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Talinum fruticosum
- Genus
- Talinum
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Puducherry, Tripura, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pasali itself; the rest are typical of the Portulacaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pasali
Ceylon Spinach (Talinum fruticosum) belongs to the Portulacaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and 15 other states.
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Pasali belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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