Author: | Carl
Ludwig von Willdenow, 1799 |
Family: |
TALINACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burundi,
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon,
India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria,
Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia,
Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia,
Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Rich - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
Height: |
90-200 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings? |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Orygia
portulacifolia Forssk. 1775.
Portulaca cuneifolia,
Vahl, 1790.
Talinum portulacifolium, Asch. ex Schweinf.
1896.
Claytonia cuneifolia, Kuntze.
Talinum cuneifolium, Willd.
Talinum indicum, Wight & Arn. |
This member of the
Talinacaea family was given this name by Carl
Ludwig von Willdenow in 1799. It is found from South Africa,
up through eastern Africa, over the Arabic Peninsular
into
India and Nepal. It can grow in
almost anything, given some to lots of water and some to lots of
sun. The swollen roots can grow to eight centimetres in diameter,
the stems reaches 90 or even 200 centimetres. The flowers are pink.
The genera name is derived
from the Senegalese name for a certain species in Senegal. The
species name means 'leaves tapered to the base'. |