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Portulaca L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 445 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000030996.

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Synonyms of Portulaca

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Meridiana L.f. Suppl. Pl. 248. 1781[1782]. (Apr 1782) wfo-4000023786

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Portulaca:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca adenostemon Vest Flora 12(1, Ergänzungsbl.): 63. 1829 wfo-0000489476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca advena Reichg. & Poelln. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 46: 47 (1939) wfo-0000489475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca africana (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin Lagascalia 26: 76 (2006) wfo-0000510100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca anceps A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 301 (1848) wfo-0000489473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca arabica DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 355 (Quid ?). 1828 [mid Mar 1828] wfo-0000489437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca armitii F.Muell. Fragm. 10: 97 (1877) wfo-0000489448
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca aurantiaca Proctor J. Arnold Arbor. 63: 237 (1982) wfo-0000489447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca aurea hort. ex DC. Prodr. 3: 353 (1828) wfo-0000489446
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca australis Endl. Atakta Bot. : 7, t. 6 (1834) wfo-0000489445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca axilliflora Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [F.M. Blanco] 285. 1845 wfo-0000489443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca axilliflora Pers. Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(1): 6. 1806 [Nov 1806] wfo-0000489444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca bareschta Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. p. cxii (Quid ?). 1775 [1 Oct 1775] wfo-0000489442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca bicolor F.Muell. Fragm. 1: 171 (1859) wfo-0000489441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca boliviensis Poelln. Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 272 (1943) wfo-0000489438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca boninensis Tuyama Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 53: 6 (1939) wfo-0000489450
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca brasiliensis Vahl in West, Bidr. Ste-Croix 287, nomen. wfo-0000489436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca bulbifera M.G.Gilbert Nordic J. Bot. 14: 309 (1994) wfo-0000489433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca calandroides F.Muell. ex Poelln. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 172, in syn. 1934 wfo-0000489431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca capitata A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 24 (1913), nomen. wfo-0000489429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca carnosa Domb. ex DC. Prodr. 3: 358 (1828) wfo-0000489459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca carrissoana (Exell & Mendonça) Nyananyo Taxon 35: 592 (1986) wfo-0000489461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca caryaphylloides Bailly Fl. Pleine Terre ed. 2: 722 1866 — wfo-0000489440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca catharinae Poelln. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 49: 211. 1940 wfo-0000489469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca caumii F.Br. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 81: 29 (1931) wfo-0000489467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca chariensis A.Chev. Études Fl. Afr. Centr. Franç. 1: 24 (1913) wfo-0000489466
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca ciferrii Chiov. Atti Ist. Bot. "Giovani Briosi" , ser. 4, 7: 122 (1936) wfo-0000489465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca cincta Fenzl Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 14: 162 (1857) wfo-0000489464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca clavigera R.Geesink Blumea 17: 289 (1969) wfo-0000484044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca commutata M.G.Gilbert Nordic J. Bot. 14: 308 (1994) wfo-0000484031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca conoidea S.M.Phillips Kew Bull. 55: 693 (2000) wfo-0000484040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca conspicua Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 97 (1925) wfo-0000484028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca constricta M.G.Gilbert Nordic J. Bot. 14: 307 (1994) wfo-0000484033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca coralloides S.M.Phillips Kew Bull. 55: 695 (2000) wfo-0000484035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca cordobensis Hosseus Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 26: 76 (1921) wfo-0000484037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca crassicaulis Jacq. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 29 (1777) wfo-0000484032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca cristata Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6844. 1832 wfo-0000484059
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca cyathostyla Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56: 40 (1909) wfo-0000484070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca cyclophylla F.Muell. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales , ser. 2, 5: 16 (1890) wfo-0000484063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca daninii Galasso, Banfi & Soldano Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 152:96 2011 — wfo-1000081159
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca decorticans M.G.Gilbert Kew Bull. 47: 693 (1992) wfo-0000484065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca dhofarica M.G.Gilbert Kew Bull. 55: 788 (2000) wfo-0000484069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca dichotoma Gueldenst. Reis. Russland 1: 192 (1787) wfo-0000484054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca diegoi Mattos Loefgrenia 85: 1 (1984) wfo-0000484064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca digyna F.Muell. Fragm. 1: 170 (1859) wfo-0000484062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca diptera Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15: 207 (1841) wfo-0000484052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca dodomaensis M.G.Gilbert Kew Bull. 55: 800 (2000) wfo-0000489451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca dubia Tepper Trans. & Proc. Rep. Roy. Soc. South Australia 17: 16 (1893) wfo-0000489460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca edulis Danin & Bagella – — wfo-1200098369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca eitenii D.Legrand Phytologia 16: 57 (1968) wfo-0000489458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca elatinoides A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 47 (1920), nomen. wfo-0000489457
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca eriophora Casar. Nov. Stirp. Bras. 2: 23 (1842) wfo-0000489455
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca erythraeae Schweinf. Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(App. 2): 171 (1896) wfo-0000489452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca ferricola J.R.Ferraz & Hassemer Phytotaxa 560(1): 72. 2022 wfo-1000040625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca filifolia F.Muell. Fragm. 1: 169 (1859) wfo-0000489257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca filsonii J.H.Willis Muelleria 3: 89 (1975) wfo-0000489389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca fischeri Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 585 (1893) wfo-0000489285
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca flava DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 355, sphalm. 1828 [mid Mar 1828] wfo-0000489284
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca geniculata Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 221 (1835) wfo-0000489288
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca grandiflora var. grandiflora – – wfo-1200097070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca grandis Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2, Anh.): 34 (1938) wfo-0000489275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca greenwayi M.G.Gilbert Kew Bull. 55: 775 (2000) wfo-0000489272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca guineensis Lindl. ex DC. Prodr. 3: 353 (1828) wfo-0000489271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca helianthemoides Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15(2): 207. 1841 [Mar-Dec 1841] , nomen. wfo-0000489306
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca heterophylla Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2, Anh.): 33 (1938) wfo-0000489304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca holosericea Peter Abh. Konigl. Ges. Wiss. Gottingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. n. f. xiii. II. 16, in obs., 120. 1928 wfo-0000489303
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca imbricata Forzk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 92 (1775) wfo-0000489299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca impolita (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin Lagascalia 26: 76 (2006) wfo-0000510102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca intraterranea J.M.Black Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 50: 283 (1926) wfo-0000489296
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca involucrata Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 59 (1821) wfo-0000489295
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca irwinii D.Legrand Comun. Bot. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo 4(53): 2 (1970) wfo-0000490611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca jacobseniana G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 21: 81 (1966) wfo-0000489293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca javanensis Poelln. Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 273 (1943) wfo-0000489292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca johnii Poelln. Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 12(9): 4 (1936) wfo-0000489291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca johnstonii Henrickson Madroño 28: 78 (1981) wfo-0000489290
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca jujuyensis Poelln. Lilloa 5: 197 (1940) wfo-0000489289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca kermesina var. kermesina – – — wfo-1200098237
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca kermesina var. lutea (Poelln.) S.M.Phillips – — wfo-1200098407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca kuriensis M.G.Gilbert Kew Bull. 55: 789 (2000) wfo-0000489247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca laevis Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6841. 1832 wfo-0000489277
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca lakhonensis Gagnep. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56: 41 (1909) wfo-0000489255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca linearifolia (Sivar. & Manilal) D.Panwar Int. J. Curr. Sci. Res. Rev. 6(2): 911 2023 wfo-1000055216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca linearis Domb. ex DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 358. 1828 [mid Mar 1828] wfo-0000489251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca linifolia Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 92 (1775) wfo-0000489239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca linifolia Roxb. Hort. Bengal. [36] nomen. wfo-0000489250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca macrorhiza R.Geesink Blumea 17: 293 (1969) wfo-0000489245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca macrorhiza Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15(2): 207. 1841 [Mar-Dec 1841] , nomen. wfo-0000489244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca maritima S.G.Gmel. Reise Russland 4: 40 (1784) wfo-0000489242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca massaica S.M.Phillips Kew Bull. 55: 689 (2000) wfo-0000489240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca megalantha Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 383. wfo-0000489249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca microsperma Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 96 (1925) wfo-0000489268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca minuta Correll J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 154 (1979) wfo-0000489266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca mkatensis Poelln. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 182 (1940) wfo-0000489265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca molokiniensis R.W.Hobdy Pacific Sci. 41: 64 (1987 publ. 1988) wfo-0000489256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca monanthoides Lodé – — wfo-1000065058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca montevidensis C.A.Mey. ex Poelln. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 271, in syn. 1934 wfo-0000489263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca napiformis F.Muell. ex Benth. Fl. Austral. 1: 169 (1863) wfo-0000489261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca neumannii Engl. ex Poelln. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 33: 162 (1933) wfo-0000484442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca nogalensis Chiov. Fl. Somala 1: 91 (1929) wfo-0000484439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca oblonga Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2, Anh.): 32 (1932) wfo-0000484437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Portulaca okinawensis Walker & Tawada J. Washington Acad. Sci. 41: 138 (1951) wfo-0000484423