Trianthema pilosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Aizoaceae
Subfamilia: Sesuvioideae
Tribus: Sesuvieae
Genus: Trianthema
Species: Trianthema portulacastrum

Name

Trianthema portulacastrum L.

Synonyms

Portulaca toston Blanco
Portulacastrum monogynum Medic.
Tetragonia chisimajensis Chiov.
Trianthema flexuosum Schumach.
Trianthema hydaspicum Edgew.
Trianthema littoralis Cordem.
Trianthema monogyna L.
Trianthema obcordata Roxb.
Trianthema procumbens Mill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- - China (Hainan, Guangdong), Taiwan, India (throughout), Java (incl. Madura Isl.), Philippines, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa, Flores, Timor), Moluccas (Ternate), S-New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, peninsular Malaysia (scattered), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives)
Continental: Africa
- - Egypt (Nile Delta, SE-Egypt), Iran (S-Iran), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley), Saudi Arabia (NE-Saudi Arabia, Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Sal Isl., Ilha de Maio, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Ilha Brava), Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Senegal, Sudan, South Sudan, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo (Brazzaville), D.R.Congo (Zaire), Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa (Mpulamanga), Somalia, Comores (Mayotte, etc.), Madagascar
Continental: Southern America
- - Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola), Lesser Antilles (Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Martin), Trinidad, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Peru, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Argentina (Catamarca, Cordoba, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay), Panama, Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy), NE-Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia), Colombia (Antioquia, La Guajira), Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija)
Continental: Northern America
- - Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas), USA (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 223. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Trianthema pilosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Trianthema pilosa. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 14 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Trianthema pilosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 14.
Tropicos.org 2018. Trianthema pilosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jul. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trianthema pilosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Desert Horse Purslane
español: Verdolaga

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