| Portulaca foliosa Ker Gawl. |
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| Protologue : Bot. Reg. 10: t. 793 (1824) |
| Information on the genus : Portulaca |
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Status
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| Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Portulaca fischeri var. robusta Poelln. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Robust annual or perennial succulent herb or low shrub. |
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| Ecology : |
Dry places but also sandy moist situations; rocky seasonally moist ground; open savanna; cliffs near streams; dry stony grassland (Kenya; cf. P. massaica); 100-2200 m alt. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
annual, occ. perennial-Herb- Ht 0.1 - 0.3 m. Alt: 300 - 1000 m. Distribution: NAM, LP, NC, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- EXELL, A. & WILD, H. (1961). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 1[2]: 364
- PEYRE DE FABRÈGUES B. & J. P. LEBRUN (1976). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger. Maison Alfort : 69
- BOUDET G. & J.P. LEBRUN (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. Etudes et Synthèses IEMVT 16 : 51
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:321 (2012)
- DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 284
- CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 304
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- SMITH G.F. , E.J. VAN JAARSVELD & AL. (1997). List of Southern African Succulent Plants. Umdaus Press : 147
Bibliography for North Africa :
- LEBRUN, J. P. (1998). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires de la Mauritanie et du Sahara occidental. Boissiera 55: 65
- Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Sér. Bot. 37: 323 (2005)
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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| Record n°17223 modified 2009-05-27 |
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