Trianthema

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Trianthema
Trianthema pilosa.jpg
Trianthema pilosum
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Trianthema sp.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Sesuvioideae
Genus: Trianthema
L. [1]
Species

About 30, see text.

Synonyms [1]

Trianthema is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are annuals or perennials generally characterized by fleshy, opposite, unequal, smooth-margined leaves, a prostrate growth form, flowers with five perianth segments subtended by a pair of bracts, and a fruit with a winged lid. The genus contains about 30 described species growing in tropical and subtropical regions, especially Australia. One common species, Trianthema portulacastrum , desert horse purslane, is frequent as a weed in agricultural areas and is widely distributed. [2]

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Taxonomy

The genus Trianthema was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum . [1] [3]

Species list

The following is a list of species of Trianthema according to Plants of the World Online as at October 2020: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Trianthema L." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurance; Highet, Jeannie. "Genus Trianthema". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum. Berlin. pp. 223–224. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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