| Portulaca quadrifida
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Order:
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Caryophyllales
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| Family:
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Portulacaceae
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| Genus:
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Portulaca
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| Species:
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P. quadrifida
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| Binomial name
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Portulaca quadrifida
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| Synonyms[2]
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- Illecebrum verticillatum Burm.f.
- Meridiana elliptica Poir.
- Meridiana quadrifida (L.) Poir.
- Portulaca chariensis A.Chev.
- Portulaca diptera Zipp. ex Span.
- Portulaca elatinoides A.Chev.
- Portulaca geniculata Royle
- Portulaca imbricata Forssk.
- Portulaca linifolia Forssk.
- Portulaca meridiana L.f.
- Portulaca microphylla A.Rich.
- Portulaca parensis Poelln.
- Portulaca pseudoquadrifida Poelln.
- Portulaca rediviva Wawra
- Portulaca repens Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Portulaca rubens A.Chev.
- Portulaca squarrosa Peter
- Portulaca walteriana Poelln.
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Portulaca quadrifida, known as pusley, wild purslane, chicken weed (or chickenweed), single‑flowered purslane, small‑leaved purslane and 10 o'clock plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Portulaca, possibly native to Africa, but certainly widespread over the Old World Tropics, and introduced elsewhere.[2] It is collected in the wild and eaten in salads or cooked, and is a favorite fodder for chickens and pigs.[3]
References
- ^ Mant. Pl.: 73 (1767)
- ^ a b "Portulaca quadrifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2: Vegetables. PROTA Foundation. p. 429. ISBN 9789057821479.
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