Portulacaceae

The family of the Portulacées is a family of plants Dicotylédone S which includes/understands 500 Espèce S in 19 kind S:

  • Amphipetalum
  • Anacampseros
  • Baitaria
  • Calandrinia Kunth
  • Calyptridium
  • Calyptrotheca
  • Ceraria
  • Cistanthe Spach
  • Claytonia L.
  • Grahamia
  • Lenzia
  • Lewisia Pursh
  • Montia L.
  • Portulaca L.
  • Rumicastrum
  • Schreiteria
  • Silvaea
  • Spraguea
  • Talinella
  • Talinopsis Gray
  • Talinum Adans.

  • the kind Portulacaria Jacq. belongs to the family of the Didiereaceae but was formerly classified among the Portulacaceae .

They are plants herbaceous, perennial or annual, generally hairy and fleshy, with whole simple sheets, with solitary flowers or in bunch, areas moderated with subtropical especially present in America and Southern Africa.

Among the various kinds, one can quote:

  • Portulaca with the Pourpier ( Portulaca oleracea ) consumed like salad or used like decorative.

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