''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" The fourth edition of ...

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'', meanin ...

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, Africa and Madagascar. The family is newly recognized through research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny ...

(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 fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar. Several species bear edible leaves, 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 s ...

'' is widely grown in tropical regions as a

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. ''

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 panicula ...

'' 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 th ...

Species

27 species are accepted. * '' Talinum albiflorum'' * '' Talinum ankaranense'' * '' Talinum arnotii'' * '' Talinum aurantiacum'' Engelm. * '' Talinum boivinianum'' * '' Talinum bosseri'' * '' Talinum afrum'' ( Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Talinum crispatulum'' * '' Talinum dauphinense'' * '' Talinum domingense'' * ''

'' ( L.)

Juss. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an e ...

* '' Talinum grevei'' * '' Talinum humbertii'' * '' Talinum latifolium'' * '' Talinum lineare'' * '' Talinum microphyllum'' * '' Talinum nocturnum'' * '' Talinum pachypodum'' * ''

'' ( Jacq.) Gaertn. * '' Talinum polygaloides'' * '' Talinum porphyreum'' * '' Talinum portulacifolium'' * '' Talinum sonorae'' * '' Talinum tenuissimum'' * '' Talinum tsitondroinense'' * '' Talinum tuberosum'' * '' Talinum xerophilum''

Formerly placed here

* '' Calandrinia ciliata'' ( Ruiz & Pav.) DC. (as ''T. ciliatum'' Ruiz & Pav) * ''

Phemeranthus calcaricus ''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), ...

'' (S. Ware) * '' Phemeranthus mengesii'' (W.Wolf) Kiger (as ''T. mengesii'' W.Wolf) * ''

Phemeranthus parviflorus ''Phemeranthus parviflorus'', commonly called sunbright or prairie fame flower, is a species of flowering plant in the montia family (Montiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the central and eastern United States and north ...

'' ( Nutt.) Kiger (as ''T. parviflorum'' Nutt.) * '' Lewisia pygmaea'' ( A.Gray) B.L.Rob. (as ''T. pygmaeum'' A.Gray) * ''

Phemeranthus rugospermus ''Phemeranthus rugospermus'' is a species of flowering plant in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, known by the common names prairie fameflower, rough-seeded fameflower, sand fameflower, and flower-of-an-hour. It is native to the central Un ...

'' ( Holz.) Kiger (as ''T. rugospermum'' Holz.) * ''

Phemeranthus spinescens ''Phemeranthus spinescens'' is a North American perennial plant in the Montiaceae Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family ...

'' (

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 t ...

) Hershk. (as ''T. spinescens'' Torr.) * ''

Montiopsis umbellata ''Montiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The genus name of ''Montiopsis'' is in honour of Giuseppe ...

'' (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford (as ''T. umbellatum'' Ruiz & Pav.)

References

Talinaceae Caryophyllales genera {{Caryophyllales-stub