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Portulacaceae - Purslane family
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. Worldwide: 32 genera and 380 species, cosmopolitan, but especially W America. |
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More sample images from the Portulacaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
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| Genus | Content |
| Portulaca L. | Description |
| Talinum Adans. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Portulacaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Portulacaceae pageFlora of Zimbabwe: Portulacaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Portulacaceae
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