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Portulaca
| Description | Portulaca (purslane) is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are also known as purslanes. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Portulacaceae : Portulaca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Portulaca L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Portlaker, Purslane, Portulak, Portulakkslekta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Portulaca africana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca amilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca argentinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca aurantiaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca bicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca biloba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca brevifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca bulbifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca californica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca canariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca cardenasiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca carrissoana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca caulerpoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca centrali-africana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca chacoana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca ciferrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca clavigera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca colombiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca columbiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca commutata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca confertifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca conoidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca constricta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca conzattii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca coralloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca cryptopetala species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca cubensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca cyanosperma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca cyclophylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca cypria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca daninii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca decorticans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca dhofarica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca diegoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca digyna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca dodomaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca echinosperma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca edulis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca eitenii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca elatior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca eruca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca erythraeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca fascicularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca filsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca fischeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca fluvialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca foliosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca frieseana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca fulgens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca gilliesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca giuliettiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca goiasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca grandiflora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca granulatostellulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca greenwayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca guanajuatensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca halimoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca hatsbachii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca hatschbachii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca hereroensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca heterophylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca hirsutissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca hoehnei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca howellii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca impolita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca irwinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca johnstonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca juliomartinezii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca kermesina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca kuriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca lanuginosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca lutea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca macbridei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca macrantha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca macrorhiza species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca macrosperma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca masonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca massaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca matthewsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca mauritiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca mexicana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca meyeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca minensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca minuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca molokiniensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca monanthoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca mucronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca mucronulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca nicaraguensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca nitida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca nivea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca nogalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca oblonga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca obtusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca obtusifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca okinawensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca oleracea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca oligosperma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca olosirwa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca papulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca papulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca paucistaminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca perennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca peteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca philippii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca pilosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca pusilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca pygmaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca quadrifida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca ragonesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca ramosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca ramosissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca rausii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca rhodesiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca rosae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca rotundifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca rubricaulis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca rzedowskiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca samhaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sanctaemartae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sardoa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sativa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca saxifragoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sclerocarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sedifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sedioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sedoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca sicula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca simpliciuscula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca smallii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca socotrana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca somalica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca stellulato-tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca stuhlmannii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca suffrutescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca teretifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca thellusonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca tingoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca trituberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca umbraticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca werdermannii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca wightiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca yecorensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Portulaca zaffranii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Sedopsis Exell & Mendonca (Engl.) | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Portulacaceae : Sedopsis |
References
| Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
