Trianthema
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Trianthema
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About 20, see text. |
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Ancistrostigma Fenzl |
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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. They are known commonly as horse purslanes.
The genus contains about 20 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.
Selected species
- Trianthema portulacastrum L. – Desert horse purslane[2]
- Trianthema triquetra Willd.[3]
Formerly placed here
- Zaleya decandra (L.) Burm.f. (as T. decandra L.)
- Zaleya galericulata (Melville) H.Eichler (as T. galericulata Melville)
- Zaleya pentandra (L.) C.Jeffrey (as T. pentandra L.)[3]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Trianthema at Wikispecies
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