Trianthema | |
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Trianthema pilosum | |
Trianthema sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Sesuvioideae |
Genus: |
Trianthema L. [1] |
Species | |
About 30, see text. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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. [2]
The genus Trianthema was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum. [1] [3]
The following is a list of species of Trianthema according to Plants of the World Online as at October 2020: [1]
Media related to Trianthema at Wikimedia Commons
Trianthema | |
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Trianthema pilosum | |
Trianthema sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Sesuvioideae |
Genus: |
Trianthema L. [1] |
Species | |
About 30, see text. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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. [2]
The genus Trianthema was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum. [1] [3]
The following is a list of species of Trianthema according to Plants of the World Online as at October 2020: [1]
Media related to Trianthema at Wikimedia Commons