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Portulaca
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Portulaca ( , , ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Portulacaceae, and is the type genus of the family. With over 100 species, it is found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. Portulacas are also known as the purslanes.
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Portulaca is a genus of plants within the family Portulacaceae. It belongs to the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is classified as accepted and is commonly referred to as portlaker.
These organisms are described as fleshy, prostrate, or decumbent herbaceous plants. The genus comprises 200 species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions. One specific species, Portulaca grandiflora Hook., is noted as native. The taxon has been recorded in 251,019 occurrences and is the subject of 1,014 PubMed entries.
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Species
portlaker
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyPortulacaceae
马齿苋属（学名：Portulaca）是马齿苋科下的一个属，为肉质、平卧或斜生草本植物。该属共有200种，分布于热带、亚热带地区。
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Research
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- Portulacaceae
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- Portulaca amilis.jpg
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- Portulaca oleracea
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Portulaca ( , , ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Portulacaceae, and is the type genus of the family. With over 100 species, it is found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. Portulacas are also known as the purslanes.
Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is widely consumed as an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. Portulaca grandiflora is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by chickens. Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the nutmeg moth (Hadula trifolii).
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