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Talinum tenuissimum Dinter

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Talinaceae > Talinum

Characteristics

Perennial herb similar to T. caffrum, tuber flesh reddish-brown; stems prostrate to erect, tough below, up to 40 cm high, sparsely branched.. Leaves linear, up to 7 cm long, the margins strongly revolute and meeting at the midrib.. Flowers in axillary 1(–3)-flowered cymes; peduncle 0.5–1.5(–4.5) cm long, filiform, often with 2(–3) pairs of bracts; pedicel slender, thickened only below the flower.. Sepals 3–5 mm long; petals yellow stamens 8–14.. Capsule 5–6.5(–7.5) mm high; seeds comma-shaped, strongly laterally compressed, 1.8–2 mm in diameter, minutely pitted, smooth, the testa cells narrowly oblong.
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A herb or small shrub. It is slender and erect. It grows 40 cm high. The leaves are narrow. They are 2 cm long by 2 mm wide. The flowers are at the ends of branches. The fruit are surrounded by 4-5 leaves that bend backwards.
Semi-erect or decumbent herb with branches up to 300 mm long. Pedicel thread-like with 0 or 1 pair of bracteoles. Seeds 6-12(-15) per capsule. Flowers yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Sandy soils (Kalahari sands); disturbed places in bushland; at elevations from 50-600 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry sandy soils. It can grow in arid places.
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw.
Uses food gene source material medicinal social use
Edible leaves stems
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Talinum tenuissimum world distribution map, present in Botswana, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:699584-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105054
COL ID 54LN2
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Synonyms

Talinum crispatulatum Talinum dinteri Talinum transvaalense Talinum tenuissimum
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