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|accepted_name=Talinum fruticosum
|accepted_authority=(Linnaeus) Jussieu
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Gen. Pl.,
|place=312. 1789
|year=1789
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Portulaca fruticosa
|authority=Linnaeus
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Portulaca triangularis
|authority=Jacquin
}}{{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Talinum triangulare
|authority=(Jacquin) Willdenow
}}
|hierarchy=Portulacaceae;Talinum;Talinum fruticosum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Portulacaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Talinum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Talinum fruticosum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 503
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="plant some measurement"><b>Plants </b>to 15 dm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem fragility or size"><b>Stems </b>usually stout.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties=""><b>Leaves </b>to 9 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade shape;base shape">blade obovate to oblanceolate, base attenuate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="inflorescence arrangement;inflorescence architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>racemose or cymose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="sepal duration;sepal shape;sepal shape;sepal shape;sepal some measurement"><b>Flowers:</b> sepals persistent, lanceolate to ovate, 5–6 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal shape;petal shape;petal shape;petal some measurement">petals purplish, pink, or white, sometimes yellow, elliptic to ovate, 7–13 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="stamen count">stamens 20–35;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="stigma count;stigma shape">stigma 1, 3-lobed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="pedicel shape;pedicel size or width;pedicel some measurement">pedicel triquetrous, distally thickened, to 12 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="capsule shape;capsule some measurement"><b>Capsules </b>subglobose, 4–6 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="exocarp dehiscence;endocarp dehiscence">exocarp and endocarp usually not separating after dehiscence, valves wholly deciduous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="valve duration;2n chromosome count;2n chromosome count">2n = 24, 48.</span><!--

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|habitat=Pinelands, hammocks, and disturbed areas, sandy soils
|elevation=0-100 m
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Africa.
|discussion=<p>Talinum fruticosum is a primarily tropical species that may not be native in the flora area. In western Africa, the leaves are eaten as a potherb.</p>
|tables=
|references=
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Talinum fruticosum
|author=
|authority=(Linnaeus) Jussieu
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Portulaca triangularis;Talinum triangulare
|basionyms=Portulaca fruticosa
|family=Portulacaceae
|habitat=Pinelands, hammocks, and disturbed areas, sandy soils
|elevation=0-100 m
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Africa.
|reference=None
|publication title=Gen. Pl.,
|publication year=1789
|special status=
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|genus=Talinum
|species=Talinum fruticosum
|2n chromosome count=48;24
|base shape=attenuate
|blade shape=obovate;oblanceolate
|capsule shape=subglobose
|capsule some measurement=4mm;6mm
|endocarp dehiscence=separating
|exocarp dehiscence=separating
|inflorescence architecture=cymose
|inflorescence arrangement=racemose
|pedicel shape=triquetrous
|pedicel size or width=thickened
|pedicel some measurement=0mm;12mm
|petal coloration=yellow;white;pink;white;pink;purplish
|petal shape=elliptic;ovate
|petal some measurement=7mm;13mm
|plant some measurement=0dm;15dm
|sepal duration=persistent
|sepal shape=lanceolate;ovate
|sepal some measurement=5mm;6mm
|stamen count=20;35
|stem fragility or size=stout
|stigma count=1
|stigma shape=3-lobed
|valve duration=deciduous
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