Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. Several species bear edible leaves, and Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.
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| Talinum fruticosum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Talinaceae |
| Genus: | Talinum Adans. |
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Selected species edit
- Talinum aurantiacum Engelm.[2]
- Talinum caffrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.[3]
- Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.
- Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.[4]
Formerly placed here edit
- Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. (as T. ciliatum Ruiz & Pav)
- Phemeranthus calcaricus (S. Ware)
- Phemeranthus mengesii (W.Wolf) Kiger (as T. mengesii W.Wolf)
- Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger (as T. parviflorum Nutt.)
- Lewisia pygmaea (A.Gray) B.L.Rob. (as T. pygmaeum A.Gray)
- Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger (as T. rugospermum Holz.)
- Phemeranthus spinescens (Torr.) Hershk. (as T. spinescens Torr.)
- Montiopsis umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford (as T. umbellatum Ruiz & Pav.)
References edit
- ^ "Talinum Adans". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249148-2". Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 153 (1850). IPNI. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:699483-1". Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher]. IPNI. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^ "Species Records of Talinum ". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
External links edit
Media related to Talinum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Talinum at Wikispecies
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