Prostrate to erect, succulent, annual herbs. Leaves opposite; leaf bases membranous, often connate in pairs. Flowers axillary, solitary or more often in groups. Perianth segments united at base; lobes mucronate behind the tip. Stamens 5-numerous, attached to the perianth. Ovary superior, consisting of 1 carpel, 1-locular, with 2-numerous ovules per loculus. Style 1. Fruit a circumscissile capsule, enclosed by the perianth; the capsule lid remaining in one piece. Worldwide: c. 17 species in warm regions, many in Australia Mozambique: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| mozambiquense H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede [End] | M | |
| portulacastrum L. | N,T,MS,M | Description, Image |
| salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. var. stenophylla Adamson | M | Description |
| salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. var. transvaalensis (Schinz) Adamson | MS,GI | Description, Image |
| salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. var. salsoloides | MS,GI,M | Description |
| triquetrum Willd. ex Spreng. | T,M | Description, Image |