Portulaca Linnaeus 1753 (purslane)
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Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Portulacaceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200
Parent taxon: Portulacaceae according to M. S. Chauhan 1991
See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Portulaca anacampseros Portulaca oleracea Portulaca pilosa Portulaca portulacastrum
Type: Portulaca oleracea
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Kakathope Swamp, Fingerpost, Ooty ( of India)
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