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Talinum sp.

Talinum sp.


Family: Talinaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Description


Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar. Several species bear edible leaves, and Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.

Species: 27 species are accepted.
  • Talinum albiflorum
  • Talinum ankaranense
  • Talinum arnotii
  • Talinum aurantiacum Engelm.
  • Talinum boivinianum
  • Talinum bosseri
  • Talinum afrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Talinum crispatulum
  • Talinum dauphinense
  • Talinum domingense
  • Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.
  • Talinum grevei
  • Talinum humbertii
  • Talinum latifolium
  • Talinum lineare
  • Talinum microphyllum
  • Talinum nocturnum
  • Talinum pachypodum
  • Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.
  • Talinum polygaloides
  • Talinum porphyreum
  • Talinum portulacifolium
  • Talinum sonorae
  • Talinum tenuissimum
  • Talinum tsitondroinense
  • Talinum tuberosum
  • Talinum xerophilum

Formerly placed here: 
  • Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. (as T. ciliatum Ruiz & Pav)
  • Phemeranthus calcaricus (S. Ware)
  • Phemeranthus mengesii (W.Wolf) Kiger (as T. mengesii W.Wolf)
  • Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger (as T. parviflorum Nutt.)
  • Lewisia pygmaea (A.Gray) B.L.Rob. (as T. pygmaeum A.Gray)
  • Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger (as T. rugospermum Holz.)
  • Phemeranthus spinescens (Torr.) Hershk. (as T. spinescens Torr.)
  • Montiopsis umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford (as T. umbellatum Ruiz & Pav.)

Source: Wikipedia, article Talinum sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 603749
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Santa Ana de Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
02/25/2022
Maria Belén Dri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227955525/02/2022ArgentinaJujuySanta Ana de Valle GrandeDiego Carus
216356325/02/2022ArgentinaJujuySanta Ana de Valle GrandeMaria Belén Dri
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Talinum sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 16/09/2026.