Portulaca L.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Howland-Baker Is., Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, South European Russi, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Alberta, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Baleares, Bermuda, British Columbia, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central American Pac, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Finland, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Krym, Laos, Lesotho, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nauru, Nebraska, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Norfolk Is., North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Solomon Is., South Dakota, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Halimus P.Browne in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 206 (1756)
- Lemia Vand. in Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec.: 35 (1788)
- Merida Neck. in Elem. Bot. 2: 382 (1790), opus utique oppr.
- Meridiana L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 248 (1782)
- Sedopsis (Engl.) Exell & Mendonça in L.W.Carrisso, Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 116 (1937)
Accepted Species
- Portulaca africana (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- Portulaca almeviae Ocampo
- Portulaca amilis Speg.
- Portulaca anceps A.Rich.
- Portulaca argentinensis Speg.
- Portulaca aurantiaca Proctor
- Portulaca australis Endl.
- Portulaca bicolor F.Muell.
- Portulaca biloba Urb.
- Portulaca brevifolia Urb.
- Portulaca bulbifera M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca californica D.Legrand
- Portulaca canariensis Danin & Reyes-Bet.
- Portulaca cardenasiana D.Legrand
- Portulaca caulerpoides Britton & P.Wilson
- Portulaca centrali-africana R.E.Fr.
- Portulaca chacoana D.Legrand
- Portulaca ciferrii Chiov.
- Portulaca clavigera R.Geesink
- Portulaca colombiana D.Legrand
- Portulaca commutata M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca confertifolia Hauman
- Portulaca conoidea S.M.Phillips
- Portulaca constricta M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca conzattii P.Wilson
- Portulaca coralloides S.M.Phillips
- Portulaca cryptopetala Speg.
- Portulaca cubensis Britton & P.Wilson
- Portulaca cyclophylla F.Muell.
- Portulaca cypria Danin
- Portulaca daninii Galasso, Banfi & Soldano
- Portulaca decipiens Poelln.
- Portulaca decorticans M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca dhofarica M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca diegoi Mattos
- Portulaca digyna F.Muell.
- Portulaca dodomaensis M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca echinosperma Hauman
- Portulaca edulis Danin & Bagella
- Portulaca elatior Mart. ex Rohrb.
- Portulaca elongata Rusby
- Portulaca eruca Hauman
- Portulaca erythraeae Schweinf.
- Portulaca fascicularis Peter
- Portulaca ferricola J.R.Ferraz & Hassemer
- Portulaca filifolia F.Muell.
- Portulaca filsonii J.H.Willis
- Portulaca fischeri Pax
- Portulaca foliosa Ker Gawl.
- Portulaca fragilis Poelln.
- Portulaca frieseana Poelln.
- Portulaca fulgens Griseb.
- Portulaca gilliesii Hook.
- Portulaca giuliettiae T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho
- Portulaca goiasensis T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho
- Portulaca gracilis Poelln.
- Portulaca grandiflora Hook.
- Portulaca grandis Peter
- Portulaca granulatostellulata (Poelln.) Ricceri & Arrigoni
- Portulaca greenwayi M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca guanajuatensis Ocampo
- Portulaca halimoides L.
- Portulaca hatschbachii D.Legrand
- Portulaca hereroensis Schinz
- Portulaca heterophylla Peter
- Portulaca hirsutissima Cambess.
- Portulaca hoehnei D.Legrand
- Portulaca howellii (D.Legrand) Eliasson
- Portulaca humilis Peter
- Portulaca impolita (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- Portulaca insignis Steyerm.
- Portulaca intraterranea J.M.Black
- Portulaca johnstonii Henrickson
- Portulaca juliomartinezii Ocampo
- Portulaca kermesina N.E.Br.
- Portulaca kuriensis M.G.Gilbert
- Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
- Portulaca macbridei D.Legrand
- Portulaca macrantha Ricceri & Arrigoni
- Portulaca macrorhiza R.Geesink
- Portulaca macrosperma D.Legrand
- Portulaca masonii D.Legrand
- Portulaca massaica S.M.Phillips
- Portulaca matthewsii Ocampo
- Portulaca mauritiensis Poelln.
- Portulaca mexicana P.Wilson
- Portulaca meyeri D.Legrand
- Portulaca minensis D.Legrand
- Portulaca minuta Correll
- Portulaca molokiniensis Hobdy
- Portulaca monanthoides Lodé
- Portulaca mucronata Link
- Portulaca mucronulata D.Legrand
- Portulaca nicaraguensis (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- Portulaca nitida (Danin & H.G.Baker) Ricceri & Arrigoni
- Portulaca nivea Poelln.
- Portulaca nogalensis Chiov.
- Portulaca oblonga Peter
- Portulaca obtusa Poelln.
- Portulaca obtusifolia D.Legrand
- Portulaca okinawensis E.Walker & Tawada
- Portulaca oleracea L.
- Portulaca oligosperma F.Muell.
- Portulaca olosirwa S.M.Phillips
- Portulaca papillatostellulata (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
- Portulaca papulifera D.Legrand
- Portulaca papulosa Schltdl.
- Portulaca perennis R.E.Fr.
- Portulaca peteri Poelln.
- Portulaca philippii I.M.Johnst.
- Portulaca pilosa L.
- Portulaca psammotropha Hance
- Portulaca pusilla Kunth
- Portulaca pygmaea Steyerm.
- Portulaca quadrifida L.
- Portulaca ragonesei D.Legrand
- Portulaca ramosa Peter
- Portulaca rausii Danin
- Portulaca rhodesiana R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce
- Portulaca rotundifolia R.E.Fr.
- Portulaca rubricaulis Kunth
- Portulaca rzedowskiana Ocampo
- Portulaca samhaensis A.G.Mill.
- Portulaca samoensis Poelln.
- Portulaca sanctae-martae Poelln.
- Portulaca sardoa Danin, Bagella & Marrosu
- Portulaca saxifragoides Welw. ex Oliv.
- Portulaca sclerocarpa A.Gray
- Portulaca sedifolia N.E.Br.
- Portulaca sedoides Welw. ex Oliv.
- Portulaca sicula Danin, Domina & Raimondo
- Portulaca smallii P.Wilson
- Portulaca socotrana Domina & Raimondo
- Portulaca somalica N.E.Br.
- Portulaca stellulatotuberculata Poelln.
- Portulaca stuhlmannii Poelln.
- Portulaca suffrutescens Engelm.
- Portulaca suffruticosa Wight
- Portulaca sundaensis Poelln.
- Portulaca teretifolia Kunth
- Portulaca thellusonii Lindl.
- Portulaca tingoensis J.F.Macbr.
- Portulaca trianthemoides Bremek.
- Portulaca trituberculata Danin, Domina & Raimondo
- Portulaca tuberculata León
- Portulaca tuberosa Roxb.
- Portulaca umbraticola Kunth
- Portulaca werdermannii Poelln.
- Portulaca wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
- Portulaca yecorensis Henrickson & T.Van Devender
- Portulaca zaffranii Danin
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
- Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Cao, R. (eds.) in Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- von Poellnitz in Fedde Rep. 37: 240–320 (1934).
- —F.T.A. 1: 148
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 204 (1754).
- Sp. Pl. 1: 445 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
- Geesink in Blumea 17: 275–301 (1969).
- von Poellnitz in Feddes Rep. 37: 240–320 (1934)
- von Poellnitz in Feddes Rep. 48: 174–195 (1940)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Poelln. in F.R. 37: 240–320 (1934)
- Poelln. in F.R. 48: 174–195 (1940)
- R. Geesink in Blumea 17: 275–301 (1969)
- S.M. Phillips in K.B. 55: 687–689 (2000)
- Sp. Pl.: 445 (1753)
- in Biol. Skr. 54: 31–48 (2001)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Rico, L. [1563], Bolivia | K000295303 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1459], Bolivia | K000295376 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1606], Bolivia | K000295226 | No | |||
Rico, L. [1604], Bolivia | K000295224 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Plants and People Africa
- Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
- © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/