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Portulacaceae - Purslane family
Literature
Wild, H. (1961) Portulacaceae FZ 1(2)
Description of the family
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, usually glabrous and succulent. Stipules scarious, hair-like or 0. Leaves simple, opposite or alternate. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 2. Petals 4-6, often shed quickly. Stamens as many as petals or more numerous. Ovary superior or half-inferior (Portulaca), 1-locular. Fruit a capsule. Differs from the Caryophyllaceae in the 2 sepals. Worldwide: 32 genera and 380 species, cosmopolitan, but especially W America. |
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Links to genera: (2)
| Genus | Content |
| Portulaca L. | Description |
| Talinum Adans. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Portulacaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for PortulacaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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