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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Trianthema portulacastrum L.
FAMILY
Aizoaceae Martinov
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Trianthema L.
SPECIES
portulacastrum L. Sp. pl. 1:223. 1753
Plant Description
Annual up to 35 cm long. Stem glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Leaves sub-orbiculate to obovate, 1.5-2.6 cm long, 0.6-2.5 cm broad, obtuse or acute; petiole 4-11 mm long, papillose to glabrous, base dilated, clasping, calyculate, with 2 lateral stipular appendages. Flowers axillary solitary, sessile. Calyx tube closely sheathed by the leaf base; sepals 5, oblong, 2.5-3.0 mm long, shortly aristate. Stamens 10-15, unequal, filaments 1.5-2.2 mm long. Ovary c. 2 mm long, more or less conical; style 1, linear, 1.5-2.0 mm long, persistent. Pyxidium c. 4 mm long; amphora 4-5-seeded, lid 2.5-3.0 mm broad. Seeds c. 2 mm broad, black, rugose.
Flowering Period: May-October.
