Portulacaceae
Portulaca

Portulaca nicaraguensis (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin

First published in Lagascalia 26: 73 (2006)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & SE. U.S.A to Central America, Cuba, Macaronesia. It is a semisucculent annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Azores, Belize, Canary Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Texas, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W. & von Raab-Straube, E. (eds.) (2011). Euro+Med Notulae, 5. Willdenowia 41: 129-138.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Greuter, W. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flora de la republica de Cuba : Serie A, Plantas vasculares 27. [Cited as Portulaca oleracea.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Greuter, W. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flora de la republica de Cuba : Serie A, Plantas vasculares 27.
  • Greuter, W. & von Raab-Straube, E. (eds.) (2011). Euro+Med Notulae, 5. Willdenowia 41: 129-138.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0