Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Trianthema portulacastrum
verdolaga blanca, verdolaga bronca, verdolaga de caballo, Trianthema, horse purslane, desert horsepurslane
Red, fleshy plant with opposite leaves that reach 1-2cm long. The flowers are white or purplish and have 5 lobes. There are 1-2 seeds and they are dull black.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Trianthema
Species
portulacastrum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Trianthema monogyna L. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics (POWO, 2023).
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