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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Portulaca
Linnaeus
Authorship
Linnaeus
Rank
Genus
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Portulacaceae
Contains
Portulaca advena
Reichg. & Poelln.
Portulaca afra
L.
Portulaca africana
(Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
Portulaca almeviae
Ocampo
Portulaca amboensis
J.F.Macbr.
Portulaca amilis
Spegazzini
Portulaca anacampseros
L.
Portulaca anceps
A.Rich.
Portulaca andicola
Poelln.
Portulaca andina
D.Legrand
Portulaca arachnoides
Haw.
Portulaca arenicola
Poelln.
Portulaca arequipaensis
Poelln.
Portulaca argentinensis
Speg.
Portulaca aurantiaca
Proctor
Portulaca aurea
DC.
Portulaca australis
Endl.
Portulaca avinoamii
García-Beltrán
Portulaca axilliflora
Blanco
Portulaca badamica
S.R.Yadav & Dalavi
Portulaca bicolor
F.Muell.
Portulaca biloba
Urban
Portulaca boliviensis
Poelln.
Portulaca boninensis
Tuyama
Portulaca brevifolia
Urban
Portulaca brevioperculata
Poelln.
Portulaca bulbifera
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca caffra
Thunb.
Portulaca calandroides
F.Muell. ex Poelln.
Portulaca californica
D. Legrand
Portulaca canariensis
Danin & Reyes-Bet.
Portulaca cardenasiana
D.Legrand
Portulaca carnosa
Dombey ex DC.
Portulaca carrissoana
(Exell & Mendonça) Nyananyo
Portulaca caryophylloides
E.Vilm.
Portulaca catharinae
Poelln.
Portulaca catingaensis
Poelln.
Portulaca caulerpoides
Britton & Wilson
Portulaca caumii
F.Br.
Portulaca cayennensis
D.Legrand
Portulaca centrali-africana
R.E.Fr.
Portulaca chacoana
D.Legrand
Portulaca chariensis
A.Chev.
Portulaca ciferrii
Chiov.
Portulaca cincta
Fenzl
Portulaca cinerea
Poelln.
Portulaca clavigera
R.Geesink
Portulaca collina
Dinter
Portulaca colombiana
D.Legrand
Portulaca commutata
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca confertifolia
Hauman
Portulaca conico-operculata
Poelln.
Portulaca conoidea
S.M.Phillips
Portulaca consanguinea
Schltdl.
Portulaca conspicua
Domin
Portulaca constricta
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca conzattii
P.Wilson
Portulaca coralloides
S.M.Phillips
Portulaca cordobensis
Hosseus
Portulaca coronata
Small
Portulaca crassicaule
Jacq.
Portulaca crassicaulis
Jacq.
Portulaca crassifolia
Jacq.
Portulaca cristata
Buch.-Ham.
Portulaca crocodilorum
Poelln.
Portulaca cryptopetala
Spegazzini
Portulaca cubensis
Britton & P.Wilson
Portulaca cuneifolia
Vahl
Portulaca cyanosperma
Egler
Portulaca cyathostyla
Gagnep.
Portulaca cyclophylla
F.Muell.
Portulaca cypria
Danin
Portulaca daninii
Galasso, Banfi & Soldano
Portulaca decipiens
Poelln.
Portulaca decorticans
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca decumbens
(Forssk.) Vahl
Portulaca denudata
Poelln.
Portulaca depauperata
Poelln.
Portulaca dhofarica
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca dichotoma
Gueldenst.
Portulaca diegoi
Mattos
Portulaca digyna
F.Muell.
Portulaca dinteri
Schinz ex Poelln.
Portulaca diptera
Zipp. ex Span.
Portulaca diversifolia
D.Legrand
Portulaca dodomaensis
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca dubia
Poelln.
Portulaca echinosperma
Hauman
Portulaca edulis
Danin & Bagella
Portulaca ehrenbergii
Poelln.
Portulaca eitenii
D.Legrand
Portulaca elatinoides
A.Chev.
Portulaca elatior
Mart. ex Rohrb.
Portulaca elongata
Rusby
Portulaca erecta
Urban & Ekman
Portulaca eriophora
Casar.
Portulaca eruca
Hauman
Portulaca erythraeae
Schweinf.
Portulaca expatriata
Poelln.
Portulaca fascicularis
Peter ex Gilbert & Phillips
Portulaca ferricola
J.R.Ferraz & Hassemer
Portulaca filamentosa
Haw.
Portulaca filifolia
F.Muell.
Portulaca filsonii
J.H.Willis
Portulaca fischeri
Pax
Portulaca flava
DC.
Portulaca fluvialis
D.Legrand
Portulaca foliosa
Ker Gawl.
Portulaca formosana
Poelln.
Portulaca fosbergii
Poelln.
Portulaca fragilis
Poelln.
Portulaca frieseana
Poelln.
Portulaca fulgens
Griseb.
Portulaca gagatosperma
Millsp.
Portulaca geniculata
Royle
Portulaca gilliesii
Hook.
Portulaca giuliettiae
T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho
Portulaca glaziouviana
D.Legrand
Portulaca glazioviana
D.Legrand
Portulaca goiasensis
T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho
Portulaca gracilis
Poelln.
Portulaca grandiflora
Hooker
Portulaca grandis
Peter
Portulaca granulatostellulata
(Poellnitz) C. Ricceri & P. V. Arrigoni
Portulaca greenwayi
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca guanajuatensis
Ocampo
Portulaca guianensis
Steud.
Portulaca guineensis
Lindl. ex DC.
Portulaca hainanensis
Chun & F.C.How
Portulaca halimioides
L.
Portulaca halimoides
Linnaeus
Portulaca hatsbachii
D.Legrand
Portulaca hatschbachii
D.Legrand
Portulaca haughtii
J.F.Macbr.
Portulaca hawaiiensis
O.Deg.
Portulaca helianthemoides
Zipp. ex Span.
Portulaca hereroensis
Schinz
Portulaca heterophylla
Peter
Portulaca hilaireana
G.Don
Portulaca hirsutissima
Cambess.
Portulaca hoehnei
D.Legrand
Portulaca holosericea
Peter
Portulaca hortensis
Rupr.
Portulaca howelliae
(D.Legrand) Eliasson
Portulaca howellii
(D. Legrand) Eliasson
Portulaca humilis
Peter
Portulaca imbricata
Forzk.
Portulaca immersostellulata
Poelln.
Portulaca impolita
(Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
Portulaca insignis
Steyerm.
Portulaca insularis
Hosok.
Portulaca intermedia
Link ex Schltdl.
Portulaca intraterranea
J.M.Black
Portulaca involucrata
Haw.
Portulaca irwinii
D.Legrand
Portulaca jacobseniana
G.D.Rowley
Portulaca javanensis
Poelln.
Portulaca johnii
Poelln.
Portulaca johnstonii
Henrickson
Portulaca jujuyensis
Poelln.
Portulaca juliomartinezii
Ocampo
Portulaca karwinskii
Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Portulaca kermesina
N.E.Br.
Portulaca kuriensis
M.G.Gilbert
Portulaca laevis
Buch.-Ham.
Portulaca lakhonensis
Gagnep.
Portulaca lakshminarasimhaniana
S.R.Yadav & Dalavi
Portulaca laljii
Sivaram. & Yugandhar
Portulaca lanata
Rich.
Portulaca lanceolata
Engelmann
Portulaca lanuginosa
Kunth
Portulaca laruotteana
Cambess.
Portulaca latifolia
Hornem.
Portulaca legrandii
Poelln.
Portulaca linearis
Dombey ex DC.
Portulaca linifolia
Forssk.
Portulaca longiusculotuberculata
Poelln.
Portulaca lutea
Solander
Portulaca macbridei
D.Legrand
Portulaca macrantha
(Maire) Ricceri & Arrigoni
Portulaca macrorhiza
R.Geesink
Portulaca macrosperma
D. Legrand
Portulaca maluae
Cheesman
Portulaca marginata
Kunth
Portulaca maritima
S.G.Gmel.
Portulaca martinicensis
Urban
Portulaca masonii
D.Legrand
Portulaca massaica
S.M.Phillips
Portulaca matthewsii
Ocampo
Portulaca mauritiensis
Poellnitz
Portulaca megalantha
Steud.
Portulaca mendocinensis
Gillies ex Hook.
Portulaca meridiana
L.fil.
Portulaca merodiana
L.f.
Portulaca mexicana
P. Wilson
Portulaca meyerae
D.Legrand
Portulaca meyeri
D.Legrand
Portulaca microphylla
A.Rich.
Portulaca microsperma
Domin
Portulaca milleri
Urban
Portulaca minensis
D.Legrand
Portulaca minuta
Correll
Portulaca minutiflora
Poelln.
Portulaca mkatensis
Poelln.
Portulaca molokiniensis
Hobdy
Portulaca monanthoides
Lodé
Portulaca montevidensis
C.A.Mey. ex Poelln.
Portulaca mucronata
Link
Portulaca mucronsita
Hort.Vindob. ex Link
Portulaca mucronulata
D.Legrand
Portulaca multistaminata
Poelln.
Portulaca mundula
I. M. Johnston
Portulaca nana
Urb.
Portulaca napiformis
F.Muell. ex Benth.
Portulaca neglecta
Mack. & Bush
Portulaca neumannii
Engl. ex Poelln.
Portulaca nicaraguensis
(Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
Portulaca nitida
(Danin & H.G.Baker) Ricceri & Arrigoni
Portulaca nivea
Poelln.
Portulaca nogalensis
Chiov.
Portulaca oblonga
Peter
Portulaca obtusa
Poelln.
Portulaca obtusifolia
D.Legrand
Portulaca officinarum
Crantz
Portulaca okinawensis
E.Walker & Tawada
Portulaca oleracea
Linnaeus
Portulaca oligosperma
F.Muell.
Portulaca olitoria
Pall.
Portulaca olosirwa
S.M.Phillips
Portulaca opposita
(Poelln.) Poelln.
Portulaca pachyrrhiza
Gagnep.
Portulaca paleacea
Peter ex Poelln.
Portulaca paniculata
L.
Portulaca papillatostellulata
(Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
Portulaca papillosa
Sennen
Portulaca papulifera
D.Legrand
Portulaca papulosa
Schltdl.
Portulaca parensis
Poelln.
Portulaca parviflora
Griseb.
Portulaca parvifolia
Haw.
Portulaca parvula
A. Gray
Portulaca patens
Jacq.
Portulaca paucistaminata
Poelln.
Portulaca pedicellata
D.Legrand
Portulaca perennis
R. E. Fries
Portulaca peruviana
I. M. Johnston
Portulaca peteri
Poelln.
Portulaca phaeosperma
Urb.
Portulaca philippi
I. M. Johnston
Portulaca philippii
I.M.Johnst.
Portulaca phoeosperma
Urb.
Portulaca pilgeri
Poelln.
Portulaca pilosa
Linnaeus
Portulaca pilosissima
Hook.
Portulaca plano-operculata
Kuntze
Portulaca platensis
Speg.
Portulaca pluvialis
Author
Portulaca poliosperma
Urban
Portulaca portulacastrum
L.
Portulaca procumbens
Urb. & Ekman
Portulaca prolifera
Schumach. & Thonn.
Portulaca prostrata
Dombey ex Lem.
Portulaca psammotropha
Hance
Portulaca pseudoquadrifida
Poelln.
Portulaca pusilla
Kunth
Portulaca pygmaea
Steyerm.
Portulaca quadrifida
Linnaeus
Portulaca racemosa
L.
Portulaca ragonesei
D.Legrand
Portulaca ramosa
Peter
Portulaca ramosissima
Poelln.
Portulaca rausii
Danin
Portulaca rediviva
Wawra
Portulaca reflexa
Haw.
Portulaca regnelliana
D.Legrand
Portulaca remota
Poelln.
Portulaca retusa
Engelmann
Portulaca rhodesiana
R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce
Portulaca ripicola
Poelln.
Portulaca rosei
Speg.
Portulaca rostellata
Brign.
Portulaca rotundifolia
R.E.Fr.
Portulaca rubricaulis
Kunth
Portulaca rubriflora
Poelln.
Portulaca rufescens
Haw.
Portulaca rupicola
Poelln.
Portulaca rzedowskiana
Ocampo
Portulaca samhaensis
A.G.Mill.
Portulaca samoensis
Poelln.
Portulaca sanctae-martae
Poelln.
Portulaca sardoa
Danin, Bagella & Marrosu
Portulaca sativa
Haw.
Portulaca saxea
Vell.
Portulaca saxifragoides
Welw.
Portulaca saxisacchari
Poelln.
Portulaca schenckii
Poelln.
Portulaca schenkii
Poelln.
Portulaca schliebenii
Poelln.
Portulaca sclerocarpa
A. Gray
Portulaca sedeoides
Welw.
Portulaca sedifolia
N. E. Brown
Portulaca sedoides
Spruce ex Rohrbach
Portulaca setacea
Haw.
Portulaca sicula
Danin, Domina & Raimondo
Portulaca simpliciuscula
Speg.
Portulaca smallii
P. Wilson
Portulaca socotrana
Domina & Raimondo
Portulaca solferina
Poelln.
Portulaca somalica
N.E.Br.
Portulaca sp.
Portulaca splendens
Lindl.
Portulaca squarrosa
Peter
Portulaca stellata
(Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin
Portulaca stelliformis
DC.
Portulaca stellulatotuberculata
Poelln.
Portulaca stipata
D.Legrand
Portulaca stipitata
D.Legrand
Portulaca stipularis
Dryand. ex Sims
Portulaca striata
Poelln.
Portulaca stuhlmannii
Poelln.
Portulaca suffrutescens
Engelmann
Portulaca suffruticosa
Wight
Portulaca sundaensis
Poellnitz
Portulaca sylvestris
Montandon
Portulaca talmyana
Gagnep.
Portulaca tenera
Peter
Portulaca teretifolia
Kunth
Portulaca terraereginae
Poelln.
Portulaca thellusonii
Lindl.
Portulaca tinctoria
Larrañaga
Portulaca tingoensis
J. F. Macbride
Portulaca toston
Blanco
Portulaca triangulare
Jacq.
Portulaca triangularis
Jacq.
Portulaca trianthemoides
Bremek.
Portulaca trigona
Thunb.
Portulaca trituberculata
Danin, Domina & Raimondo
Portulaca tuberculata
León
Portulaca tuberosa
Roxb.
Portulaca ulei
Poelln.
Portulaca umbraticola
Kunth
Portulaca urbaniana
Poelln.
Portulaca usambarensis
Poelln.
Portulaca venezuelensis
Urban
Portulaca villosa
Cham.
Portulaca vilmoriana
H.Lév.
Portulaca viridis
DC.
Portulaca walteriana
Poelln.
Portulaca waterbergensis
Peckover
Portulaca werdermannii
Poelln.
Portulaca wightiana
Wall.
Portulaca yecorensis
Henrickson & Van Devender
Portulaca zaffranii
Danin
Remarks
Lectotype: P. oleracea Linnaeus (vide N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U. S. ed. 2. 2: 39. 7 Jun. 1913)
Citation
1753
Sp. Pl.
1: 445
Holdings
3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Portulaca Linnaeus
Identification made in
[no date] (3)