Portulacaceae

Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Digitised Reference Slides
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Distribution
Portulacaceae (rights holder: 2010 Moorea Biocode)© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)

Purslane Family

Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, usually glabrous and succulent. Stipules scarious, hair-like or 0. Leaves simple, opposite or alternate. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 2. Petals 4-6, often shed quickly. Stamens as many as petals or more numerous. Ovary superior or half-inferior (Portulaca), 1-locular. Fruit a capsule. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)

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Definition
Genera
Taxonomic Completion
20.00%
2 of 10 accepted Genera
Global Pollen Project UUID
5df28a89-e78a-4d4a-99e5-d7e3e7c4b71e
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.

The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility