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Trianthema

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Trianthema
Trianthema pilosum
Trianthema sp.
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Taxonomy

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The genus Trianthema was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum.[1][3]

Species list

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The following is a list of species of Trianthema according to Plants of the World Online as at October 2020:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Trianthema L." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurance; Highet, Jeannie. "Genus Trianthema". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum. Berlin. pp. 223–224. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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