PORTULACA COLLINA
Author:
Moritz Kurt Dinter, 1923
Family:
PORTULACACEAE
Origin:
Ethiopia, India, Kenya, NE South Africa, Northern and Central Namibia, Somalia, Southern Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
Elevation:
Publisher:
Wall. (1834). In: Numer. List No. 6845, Et Ex G. Don, Gen. Syst. 3: 75; Wight & Arn. Prodr. 356, Descr.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Should be: Portulaca wightiana, Wall. ex Wight & Arn., 1834.
Portulaca usambarensis, Poelln.
This member of the Portulacaceae family was described by Moritz Kurt Dinter in 1923.
It is found in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, north and central Namibia, Somalia, north-east South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and southern Zimbabwe. It will get swollen roots, up to five centimetres in diameter. The branches will get 30 cm. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name from Latin portula; 'small door' for the fruits, which open with a small lit. The species name means 'hilly; grows on hills'. An other species: Portulaca cardenasiana, D. Legrand. Bolivia. Red flowers.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
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