Portulaca wightiana Wall. & G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Portulacaceae > Portulaca

Characteristics

A herb. It forms small clumps. The stems are woody at the base. They are 10 cm long and 4 mm thick. They can form roots at the lowest nodes. The leaves are opposite and fleshy. They are oval and 3-4 mm long. The flowers usually occur singly. They are yellow.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Somalia it grows between 320-1,240 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Leaf

Portulaca wightiana leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Portulaca wightiana leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Portulaca wightiana world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Namibia, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:699415-1
WFO ID wfo-0001264807
COL ID 6VVLQ
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Synonyms

Portulaca wightiana