Talinum
Talinum is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar. Several species bear edible leaves, and Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Jewels of Opar
speciesTalinum paniculatum
Philippine spinach
speciesTalinum fruticosum
Orange Flameflower
speciesTalinum aurantiacum
Oxbush
speciesTalinum afrum
Yellow Flameflower
speciesTalinum polygaloides
Talinum whitei
speciesTalinum whitei
Talinum lineare
speciesTalinum lineare
Talinum sonorae
speciesTalinum sonorae
Talinum portulacifolium
speciesTalinum portulacifolium
Kalahari Butterweed
speciesTalinum arnotii
Talinum galapagosum
speciesTalinum galapagosum
Talinum crispatulum
speciesTalinum crispatulum
Talinum tenuissimum
speciesTalinum tenuissimum
Talinum nocturnum
speciesTalinum nocturnum
Talinum grevei
speciesTalinum grevei
Talinum pachypodum
speciesTalinum pachypodum
Talinum albiflorum
speciesTalinum albiflorum
Talinum boivinianum
speciesTalinum boivinianum
Talinum latifolium
speciesTalinum latifolium
Talinum domingense
speciesTalinum domingense
Talinum porphyreum
speciesTalinum porphyreum
Talinum tuberosum
speciesTalinum tuberosum
Talinum microphyllum
speciesTalinum microphyllum
Talinum humbertii
speciesTalinum humbertii
Talinum bosseri
speciesTalinum bosseri
Talinum dauphinense
speciesTalinum dauphinense
Talinum tsitondroinense
speciesTalinum tsitondroinense
Talinum ankaranense
speciesTalinum ankaranense
Talinum xerophilum
speciesTalinum xerophilum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 149000.