Portulaca nicaraguensis
| Portulaca nicaraguensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca |
| Species: | P. nicaraguensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Portulaca nicaraguensis (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
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Portulaca nicaraguensis, commonly known as neotropical purslane[2] is a semisucculent plant in the family Portulacaceae. Portulaca nicaraguensis is usually considered to be native to the central and southeastern United States, Central America, the West Indies, and Macaronesia.[1]
Description
Portulaca nicaraguensis was initially described as a subspecies of Portulaca oleracea, but has since been reclassified as a distinct species due to morphological differences and a difference in ploidy (P. nicaraguensis being diploid, while P. oleracea being hexaploid).[3] Portulaca nicaraguensis is easiest distinguished from Portulaca oleracea by its seeds which are covered in a bluish wax.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Portulaca nicaraguensis (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Portulaca nicaraguensis". Flora of the Southeastern United States. A.S. Weakley & SE Flora Team. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Walter, Johannes; Vekslyarska, Tetyana; Dobeš, Christoph (September 2015). "Flow cytometric, chromosomal and morphometric analyses challenge current taxonomic concepts in the Portulaca oleracea complex (Portulacaeae, Caryophyllales)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179 (1): 144–156. doi:10.1111/boj.12309.
- ^ "Key to Portulaca". Flora of the Southeastern United States. A.S. Weakley & SE Flora Team. Retrieved 14 May 2025.