Talinum fruticosum
Ceylon Spinach, Ceylon Spinach
Other regional names: Philippine Spinach +2 more
- Philippine Spinach
- Surinam Purslane
- Verdolaga Francesa
Also known as: ? andrewsii Sw. +18 more
- ? andrewsii Sw.
- Calandrinia andrewsii (Sw.) Sw.
- Calandrinia andrewsii (Sw.) Sweet
- Calandrinia lockhartii Sweet
- Claytonia triangularis (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Claytonia triangularis var. crassifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Portulaca crassicaule Jacq.
- Portulaca crassicaulis Jacq.
- Portulaca crassifolia Jacq.
- Portulaca paniculata L.
- Portulaca racemosa L.
- Portulaca triangulare Jacq., 1760
- Portulaca triangularis Jacq.
- Ruelingia triangularis Ehrh.
- Talinum andrewsii Sweet
- Talinum attenuatum Rose & Standl.
- Talinum confusum Rose & Standl.
- Talinum crassicaule (Jacq.) Willd.
- Talinum crassifolium Willd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Talinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Talinum fruticosum (commonly known as Ceylon Spinach) is an annual belonging to the Talinaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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)
Angola, Assam, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, New Mexico, Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Togo, Vietnam, Zaïre