Portulaca quadrifida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species:
P. quadrifida
Binomial name
Portulaca quadrifida
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Illecebrum verticillatum Burm.f.
    • Meridiana elliptica Poir.
    • Meridiana quadrifida (L.) Poir.
    • Portulaca chariensis A.Chev.
    • Portulaca diptera Zipp. ex Span.
    • Portulaca elatinoides A.Chev.
    • Portulaca geniculata Royle
    • Portulaca imbricata Forssk.
    • Portulaca linifolia Forssk.
    • Portulaca meridiana L.f.
    • Portulaca microphylla A.Rich.
    • Portulaca parensis Poelln.
    • Portulaca pseudoquadrifida Poelln.
    • Portulaca rediviva Wawra
    • Portulaca repens Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
    • Portulaca rubens A.Chev.
    • Portulaca squarrosa Peter
    • Portulaca walteriana Poelln.

Portulaca quadrifida, known as pusley, wild purslane, chicken weed (or chickenweed), single‑flowered purslane, small‑leaved purslane and 10 o'clock plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Portulaca, possibly native to Africa, but certainly widespread over the Old World Tropics, and introduced elsewhere.[2] It is collected in the wild and eaten in salads or cooked, and is a favorite fodder for chickens and pigs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mant. Pl.: 73 (1767)
  2. 1 2 "Portulaca quadrifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2: Vegetables. PROTA Foundation. p. 429. ISBN 9789057821479.
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