| Accepted name: |
Portulaca oleracea L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Portulaca oleracea L. ssp. stellata Danin & H.G. Baker
-Portulaca oleracea L. ssp. oleracea
-Portulaca oleracea L. ssp. granulato-stellulata (Poelln.) Danin & H.G. Baker
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| English names: |
Common Purslane
Purslane
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| French names: |
Pourpier potager
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPOROL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Infusion of leaf stems used for diarrhea. Infusion of leaf stems used as an antiseptic wash for blood clots. Raw leaves rubbed in mouth for difficulty in opening the mouth(*31). Compound decoction taken for worms. Juice used for earache(*7). Poultice of mashed plant used on burns. Poultice of entire plant used on bruisess(*8)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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