Talinum
Sign in to saveTalinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) 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 is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyTalinaceae
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Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) 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 is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.
==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 Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss. Talinum grevei Talinum humbertii Talinum latifolium Talinum lineare Talinum microphyllum Talinum nocturnum Talinum pachypodum Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. Talinum polygaloides Talinum porphyreum Talinum portulacifolium Talinum sonorae Talinum tenuissimum Talinum tsitondroinense Talinum tuberosum Talinum xerophilum