Portulaca tuberosa
Also known as: Portulaca badamica S.R.Yadav & Dalavi +2 more
- Portulaca badamica S.R.Yadav & Dalavi
- Portulaca cristata Buch.-Ham.
- Portulaca pilosa var. tuberosa (Roxb.) Sivar.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Portulacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or tuberous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Tropical Asia and Australasia, Portulaca tuberosa is a tuberous plant belonging to the Portulacaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Christmas I., India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Maldives, New Guinea, Pakistan, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Western Australia