Talinum portulacifolium
Flameflower
Also known as: Claytonia cuneifolia (Vahl) Kuntze +7 more
- Claytonia cuneifolia (Vahl) Kuntze
- Ketumbulia splendida Ehrenb. ex Poelln.
- Orygia portulacifolia Forssk.
- Portulaca cuneifolia Vahl
- Talinum cuneifolium (Vahl) Willd.
- Talinum cuneifolium var. tuberculatum Poelln.
- Talinum genense Klotzsch ex Poelln.
- Talinum indicum Wight & Arn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Talinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Talinum portulacifolium (commonly known as Flameflower) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Talinaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe