| Author: |
Joseph Gaertner, 1791 |
| Family: |
TALINACEAE |
| Origin: |
Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico,
Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Puerto Rico, Southern USA, Southwest Caribbean,
Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles,
Windward Islands |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
| Height: |
1
Meter |
| Flower:
|
Pink
- Yellowish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Jewls-of-Opar,
Fameflower |
| Synonyms: |
Portulaca paniculata Jacquin,
1760.
Calandrinia andrewskii, H.Vilm.
Claytonia patens, Kuntze.
Claytonia reflexa, Kuntze.
Claytonia sarmentosa, Kuntze.
Portulaca patens, L.
Portulaca reflexa, Haw.
Helianthemoides patens, Medik.
Talinum chrysanthum, Rose & Standl.
Talinum dichotomum, Ruiz & Pav.
Talinum paniculatum var. sarmentosum,
Poelln.
Talinum paniculatum f. variegatum, F.T.Hubb. & Rehder.
Talinum patens, Juss.
Talinum purpureum, Fisch. ex Sweet.
Talinum reflexum, Cav.
Talinum reflexum f. sarmentosum, Small.
Talinum roseum, Dammann.
Talinum sarmentosum, Engelm.
Talinum spathulatum, A.Gray. |
This member of the
Talinaceae
family was given this name by
Joseph Gaertner in
1791. It is found in the central part of the Americas, growing in well-drained soil
with some water and lots of sun. The stem will reach for one meter, the
flowers are pink to yellowish.
The genera name is derived
from the Senegalese name for a certain species in Senegal. The
species name means 'panicles', referring to the flower clusters.
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