Talinum
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Talinaceae
Genus: Talinum
Species: T. afrum –
T. arnotii –
T. crispatulum –
T. domingense –
T. fruticosum –
T. galapagosum –
T. lineare –
T. nocturnum –
T. paniculatum –
T. polygaloides –
T. porphyreum –
T. portulacifolium –
T. rostratum –
T. tenuissimum
Name
Talinum Adans. Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 245 (609). (1763) nom. et typ. cons.
Synonyms
- Heterotypic
- Orygia Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 103 (1775)
- Anacampseros P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 234 (1756), nom. illeg.
- Chromanthus Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 36: 172 (1870)
- Eutmon Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 177 (1833)
- Sabouraea Leandri, Adansonia, n.s., 2: 224 (1962)
- Helianthemoides Medik. Philos. Bot. 1: 95. (1789)
- Type species: Helianthemoides patens (L.) Medik. Philos. Bot. 1: 95. (1789)
- Litanum Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 90. (1915)
- Type species: Litanum parviflorum (Nutt.) Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 90. (1915)
- Talinella Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 569 (1886) segregated by Hassler (2025) and Nyffeler & Eggli (2010), but not by POWO (2025).
Homonyms
- Talinum Juss. Gen. Pl. 312. (1789) nom. illeg. hom.
- Talinium Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 175. (1818) orth. var.
Note: Now excludes Phemeranthus Raf. which is now included in Montiaceae
References
Primary references
- Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page. 609.
Additional references
- Hershkovitz, M.A. 1991. Taxonomic notes on Cistanthe, Calandrinia, and Talinum (Portulacaceae). Phytologia 70(3): 209–225. BHL PDF Reference page.
- Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010. Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 59(1): 227–240. Abstract. Full text (PDF). Reference page.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Talinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 6. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2017. Talinum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 29. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Talinum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 6 2025. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2017. Talinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Apr. 2017. Reference page.
Vernacular names
- English: Fameflower
