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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Portulaca

Hierarchical position of the Genus Portulaca

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Caryophyllanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Caryophyllales Perleb pub. 1826       Subordo  Portulacineae Engl. pub. Syllabus, ed. 2: 113. Mai 1898.       Familia  Portulacaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 312. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Purslanes       Subfamilia  Portulacoideae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 739, 1131. Jun 1835.       Tribus  Portulaceae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 86. 1827.       Genus  Portulaca L. pub. (1753) common name: purslane

Named members of the Genus Portulaca

1	Species  amilis Speg. common name: Paraguayan purslane
2	Species  biloba Urban common name: Cuban purslane
3	Species  caulerpoides Britt. & Wilson ex Britt. common name: Puerto Rico purslane
4	Species  coronata Small syn. Portulaca umbraticola ssp. coronata
5	Species  cyanosperma Engl. syn. Portulaca pilosa
6	Species  grandiflora Hook. common name: sun plant, eleven-o'clock, moss rose
7	Species  halimoides L. common name: silkcotton purslane
8	Species  hawaiiensis O. Deg. syn. Portulaca villosa
9	Species  lanceolata Engelm. syn. Portulaca umbraticola ssp. umbraticola
10	Species  lutea Soland. ex G. Forst. common name: native yellow purslane
11	Species  molokiniensis Hobdy common name: 'ihi
12	Species  mundula I.M. Johnston syn. Portulaca pilosa
13	Species  neglecta Mackenzie & Bush syn. Portulaca oleracea
14	Species  oleracea L. common name: purslane, Indian cress, verdolaga  (Mexican), carti-choy  (Chinese), portulaca  (Italian), pourpier  (French)
	15    Subspecies  granulatostellulata (Poelln.) Danin & Baker syn. Portulaca oleracea 16    Subspecies  impolita Danin & Baker syn. Portulaca oleracea 17    Subspecies  nicaraguensis Danin & Baker syn. Portulaca oleracea 18    Subspecies  nitida Danin & Baker syn. Portulaca oleracea 19    Subspecies  papillatostellulata Danin & Baker syn. Portulaca oleracea 20    Subspecies  stellata Danin & Baker syn. Portulaca oleracea
21	Species  paniculata Jacq. syn. Talinum paniculatum var. paniculatum
22	Species  parvula Gray syn. Portulaca halimoides
23	Species  phaeosperma Urban syn. Portulaca rubricaulis
24	Species  pilosa L. common name: kiss me quick
25	Species  poliosperma Urban syn. Portulaca teretifolia
26	Species  portulacastrum L. syn. Sesuvium portulacastrum
27	Species  quadrifida L. common name: chickenweed
28	Species  retusa Engelm. syn. Portulaca oleracea
29	Species  rubricaulis Kunth common name: redstem purslane
30	Species  sclerocarpa Gray common name: 'ihi makole
31	Species  smallii P. Wilson common name: Small's purslane
32	Species  suffrutescens Engelm. common name: shrubby purslane
33	Species  teretifolia Kunth common name: roundleaf purslane
34	Species  umbraticola Kunth
	35    Subspecies  coronata (Small) Matthews & Ketron common name: wingpod purslane 36    Subspecies  lanceolata (Engelm.) Matthews & Ketron syn. Portulaca umbraticola ssp. umbraticola 37    Subspecies  umbraticola common name: wingpod purslane
38	Species  villosa Cham. common name: hairy purslane

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.