Portulaca quadrifida
Chickenweed
Also known as: Meridiana elliptica Poir. +14 more
- Meridiana elliptica Poir.
- Meridiana quadrifida (L.) Poir.
- Portulaca anceps A.Rich.
- Portulaca chariensis A.Chev.
- Portulaca diptera Zipp. ex Span.
- Portulaca elatinoides A.Chev.
- Portulaca geniculata Royle
- Portulaca imbricata Forssk.
- Portulaca linifolia Forssk.
- Portulaca meridiana L.fil.
- Portulaca microphylla A.Rich.
- Portulaca parensis Poelln.
- Portulaca pseudoquadrifida Poelln.
- Portulaca quadrifida var. meridiana (L.fil.) DC.
- Portulaca rediviva Wawra
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Portulacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, Portulaca quadrifida (commonly known as Chickenweed) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Portulacaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Succulent
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Caroline Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.