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''Talinum'' is a genus of
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
s in the family Talinaceae
Talinaceae is a family of two genera and 28 species of flowering plants comprising shrubs, lianas, and herbaceous species native to the Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising t ...
(formerly in the family Portulacaceae
The Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising 115 species in a single genus '' Portulaca''. Formerly some 20 genera with about 500 species, were placed there, but it is now restricted to encompass only one genus, the other genera ...
) whose common names include flameflower. Several species bear edible leaves
This is a list of vegetables which are grown or harvested primarily for the consumption of their leafy parts, either raw or cooked. Many vegetables with leaves that are consumed in small quantities as a spice such as oregano
Oregano (, ; '' ...
, and ''Talinum fruticosum
''Talinum fruticosum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine ...
'' is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetables, also called leafy greens, pot herbs, vegetable greens, or simply greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Leaf vegetables eaten raw in a salad can be called salad ...
. ''Talinum paniculatum
''Talinum paniculatum'' is a succulent subshrub in the family Talinaceae that is native to much of North and South America, and the Caribbean countries.Under its current treatment as ''Talinum paniculatum'' (from its basionym ''Portulaca panic ...
'' is grown as an ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...
.
Selected species
* '' Talinum aurantiacum''Engelm.
George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora (plants), flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; ...
* '' Talinum caffrum'' (Thunb.
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala Un ...
) Eckl. & Zeyh.
* ''Talinum fruticosum
''Talinum fruticosum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine ...
'' ( L.) Juss.
* ''Talinum paniculatum
''Talinum paniculatum'' is a succulent subshrub in the family Talinaceae that is native to much of North and South America, and the Caribbean countries.Under its current treatment as ''Talinum paniculatum'' (from its basionym ''Portulaca panic ...
'' (Jacq.
Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (16 February 172726 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany.
Biography
Born in Leiden in the Netherlands, he studied medicine at Leiden University, then moved first to P ...
) Gaertn.
Formerly placed here
* '' Calandrinia ciliata'' ( Ruiz & Pav.)DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
(as ''T. ciliatum'' Ruiz & Pav)
* ''Phemeranthus calcaricus
''Phemeranthus calcaricus'', the limestone fameflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is native to limestone glades of the Interior Low Plateaus of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, and in the Ozark Mountains of Ark ...
'' (S. Ware)
* '' Phemeranthus mengesii'' (W.Wolf) Kiger (as ''T. mengesii'' W.Wolf)
* '' Phemeranthus parviflorus'' (Nutt.
Thomas Nuttall (5 January 1786 – 10 September 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841.
Nuttall was born in the village of Long Preston, near Settle in the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...
) Kiger (as ''T. parviflorum'' Nutt.)
* '' Lewisia pygmaea'' (A.Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His '' Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exc ...
) B.L.Rob. (as ''T. pygmaeum'' A.Gray)
* '' Phemeranthus rugospermus'' ( Holz.) Kiger (as ''T. rugospermum'' Holz.)
* '' Phemeranthus spinescens'' (Torr.
John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botanist, chemist, and physician. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, focusing on ...
) Hershk. (as ''T. spinescens'' Torr.)
* '' Montiopsis umbellata'' (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford (as ''T. umbellatum'' Ruiz & Pav.)
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