Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. 312. 1789. nom. cons. 'Purslane Family'
Characteristic Features:
Usually succulent herbs with somewhat tuberous roots
Leaves simple, usually fleshy
Flowers in cymes or solitary, bisexual
Sepals two
Gynoecium syncarpous, ovary unilocular
Fruit a capsule
Diversity:
World- 10 genera 258 species (The Plant List 2013); 121 genera, 1,900 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 1 genus, 116 species (Mabberely 2017)*; 1 genus, 148 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 2 genera 8 species (Karthikeyan 2000); 3 genera, 11 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 3 genera, 7 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 3 genera 6 species (Uniyal et al. 2007), 2 genera 5 species (Pusalkar & Singh 2018)
General Characters:
Portulacaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Portulacaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Caryophyllanae, Order- Caryophyllales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Polypetalae
Series : Thalamiflorae
Orders : Caryophyllales
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Herbaceae
Order : Caryophyllales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Centrospermae
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Caryophyllidae
Order : Caryophyllales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Caryophyllidae
Super Order: Caryophyllanae
Order : Caryophyllales
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Caryophyllidae
Super Order: Caryophyllanae
Order : Caryophyllales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order : Caryophyllanae
Order : Caryophyllales
Suborder : Portulacineae
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superasterids
Order : Caryophyllales
Shipunov (2016)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Asteridae
Super Order : Caryophyllanae
Order : Caryophyllales
Suborder : Caryophyllineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
***Cultivated Flora***
Portulaca grandiflora Hook.
Vernacular name: Moss-rose, Time Flower, Portulaca (English); Nonia (Hindi)
Nativity: Bolivia to Brazil and Argentina (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Annual herbs. Rooting at nodes. Leaves semi- cylindrical, alternate, linear. Flower semi- double or double, variously coloured.
Flowering period: April to September
Propagation Methods: Propagated from seeds and cuttings (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed near Subhash Bhawan
Portulaca umbraticola Kunth
Vernacular name: Wingpod Purslane, Crownpod Purslane
Nativity: Mexico to Tropical America (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Annual herbs. Leaf blade flat, spatulate or lanceolate. Flowers yellow or pinkish, petals slightly curve outside.
Flowering period: May to October
Propagation Methods: Propagated from seeds and herbaceous stem cuttings (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed near Subhash Bhawan