Trianthema triquetra Willd. ex Spreng.

Species

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Characteristics

An annual herb. It lies along the ground or can curve up at the tips. It grows 2-20 cm high. The roots are often long and slender. The leaves are up to 1.2 cm long and 2-3 mm wide. The flowers occur singly. The flowers are pink, purple, white or green. The fruit is a capsule with a lid. It is 2 mm long. There is one seed. The seed is black and 1.1 mm across.
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Prostrate, succulent herb. Leaf blade linear to narrolwly obovate-lanceolate, 5-20 mm long. Perianth lobes shorter than tube, obtuse or subobtuse. Flower glomerulate. Flowers white to pink.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.2
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows on dry sandy soils. It can tolerate some salt. It can grow in arid regions. It grows in areas with a rainfall of 270-915 mm per year. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds can be eaten raw and also used for flavouring porridge.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
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Distribution

Trianthema triquetra world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001436270
COL ID 585LK
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Synonyms

Trianthema triquetra Trianthema glaucifolia Trianthema triquetra Trianthema triquetra subsp. triquetra Trianthema triquetra var. triquetra Trianthema triquetra var. oblongifolia

Lower taxons

Trianthema triquetra var. rottleri