Talinum

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Talinum

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• <<<Sepals>Ovary>Ovules>Ovule number
• <<<Sepals>Ovary>Style>Branch number
• <<<Sepals>Ovary>Style>Shape
• <<<Sepals>Ovary>Style>Style number
• <<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo
• <<Fruits>Seeds>Seed number
• <<Fruits>Seeds>Shape
• <<Fruits>Testa>Texture
• <<Habit>Roots>Texture
• <<Sepals>Ovary>Ovules
• <<Sepals>Ovary>Style
• <<Sepals>Petals>Petal number
• <<Sepals>Stamens>Stamen number
• <Fruits>Locule number
• <Fruits>Seeds
• <Fruits>Testa
• <Fruits>Texture
• <Fruits>Valve number
• <Habit>Roots
• <Inflorescences>Position
• <Leaves>Shape
• <Leaves>Stipules
• <Leaves>Texture
• <Sepals>Ovary
• <Sepals>Petals
• <Sepals>Sepal number
• <Sepals>Stamens
• Description
• Distribution
• Fruits
• Habit
• Inflorescences
• Leaves
• Sepals

<<<Sepals>Ovary>Ovules>Ovule number

numerous1

1. 004-004-001-001

<<<Sepals>Ovary>Style>Branch number

3-branched at apex2

2. 004-004-002-003

<<<Sepals>Ovary>Style>Shape

filiform3

3. 004-004-002-002

<<<Sepals>Ovary>Style>Style number

14

4. 004-004-002-001

<<Fruits>Seeds>Embryo

embryo incompletely annular;5

5. 005-004-003

<<Fruits>Seeds>Seed number

numerous6

6. 005-004-001

<<Fruits>Seeds>Shape

flattened, orbicular to reniform, shining7

7. 005-004-002

<<Fruits>Testa>Texture

smooth8

8. 005-005-001

<<Habit>Roots>Texture

fleshy9

9. 001-001-001

<<Sepals>Ovary>Ovules

ovules , basal,10

10. 004-004-001

<<Sepals>Ovary>Style

style , ,11

11. 004-004-002

<<Sepals>Petals>Petal number

512

12. 004-002-001

<<Sepals>Stamens>Stamen number

5-3013

13. 004-003-001

<Fruits>Locule number

1-locular14

14. 005-001

<Fruits>Seeds

seeds , , with evanescent aril,15

15. 005-004

<Fruits>Testa

testa , striate or tuberculate.16

16. 005-005

<Fruits>Texture

chartaceous17

17. 005-003

<Fruits>Valve number

3-valved18

18. 005-002

<Habit>Roots

with tuberous roots19

19. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Position

terminal or axillary raceme, panicle or cyme, or the flowers solitary and axillary20

20. 003-001

<Leaves>Shape

flat or terete21

21. 002-002

<Leaves>Stipules

stipules absent.22

22. 002-003

<Leaves>Texture

fleshy23

23. 002-001

<Sepals>Ovary

ovary superior, sessile or short-stipitate,24

24. 004-004

<Sepals>Petals

petals , free or united at base, falling off rapidly;25

25. 004-002

<Sepals>Sepal number

226

26. 004-001

<Sepals>Stamens

stamens , arranged in fascicles;27

27. 004-003

Description

Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs, often succulent and with fleshy tuberous roots. Leaves alternate (or subopposite), fleshy, entire, flat or terete, petiolate; stipules absent. Inflorescences a terminal or axillary raceme, panicle or cyme, or the flowers solitary and axillary. Sepals 2, free, caducous; petals 5, free or united at base, falling off rapidly; stamens 5-30, arranged in fascicles; ovary superior, sessile or short-stipitate, ovules numerous, basal, style 1, filiform, 3-branched at apexFruit a 1-locular, loculicidally 3-valved capsule, splitting from apex to base, chartaceous; seeds numerous, flattened, orbicular to reniform, shining, with evanescent aril, embryo incompletely annular; testa smooth, striate or tuberculate.

Distribution

Guianas present, warm areas around the world present

Approximately 40 species in warm areas around the world; 2 species in the Guianas.

Fruits

Fruit a , loculicidally capsule, splitting from apex to base, ;28

28. 005

Habit

Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs, often succulent and .29

29. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences a .30

30. 003

Leaves

Leaves alternate (or subopposite), , entire, , petiolate;31

31. 002

Sepals

Sepals , free, caducous;32

32. 004