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Trianthema
Sign in to saveTrianthema 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAizoaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 591
- With media
- 483
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Collections
- FA-UAS, IBUNAM, FCN-UAQ, MEL, POM, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, El Salvador, Haiti, South Africa, United States, Indonesia, Argentina, Namibia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sesuvioideae
- Image
- Starr 050223-4344 Trianthema portulacastrum.jpg
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- Trianthema
- Commons category
- Trianthema
- topic's main category
- Category:Trianthema
- taxon common name
- 假海马齿属
- taxonomic type
- Trianthema portulacastrum
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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.
==Taxonomy== The genus Trianthema was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum.
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