''Talinum'' is a genus of

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

succulent plant In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

s in the family

Talinaceae Talinaceae is a family of two genera and 28 species of flowering plants comprising shrubs, lianas, and herbaceous species native to the Americas, Africa and Madagascar. The family is newly recognized through research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny ...

(formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include flameflower. Several species bear

edible leaves This is a list of vegetables which are grown or harvested primarily for the consumption of their leafy parts, either raw or cooked. Many vegetables with leaves that are consumed in small quantities as a spice such as oregano, for medicinal purpo ...

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Talinum fruticosum ''Talinum fruticosum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine ...

'' is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. ''

Talinum paniculatum ''Talinum paniculatum'' is a succulent subshrub in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the famil ...

'' is grown as an ornamental plant.

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Talinum aurantiacum ''Talinum'' is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include flameflower. Several species bear edible leaves, and '' Talinum fruticosum'' is widely grown in ...

Engelm. George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora (plants), flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; ...

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Talinum caffrum ''Talinum'' is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include flameflower. Several species bear edible leaves, and '' Talinum fruticosum'' is widely grown in ...

'' ( Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. * ''

'' ( L.) Juss. * ''

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Jacq. Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (16 February 172726 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany. Biography Born in Leiden in the Netherlands, he studied medicine at Leiden University, then moved first to Par ...

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Gaertn. Joseph Gaertner (12 March 1732 – 14 July 1791) was a German botanist, best known for his work on seeds, ''De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum'' (1788-1792). Biography He was born in Calw, and studied in Göttingen under Albrecht von Haller ...

Formerly placed here

* '' Calandrinia ciliata'' ( Ruiz & Pav.)

DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

(as ''T. ciliatum'' Ruiz & Pav) * ''

Phemeranthus calcaricus ''Phemeranthus calcaricus'', the limestone fameflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is native to limestone glades of the Interior Low Plateaus of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, and in the Ozark Mountains of Ar ...

'' (S. Ware) * ''

Phemeranthus mengesii ''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It is sometimes placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), m ...

'' (W.Wolf) Kiger (as ''T. mengesii'' W.Wolf) * ''

Phemeranthus parviflorus ''Phemeranthus parviflorus'', commonly called sunbright or prairie fame flower, is a species of flowering plant in the montia family (Montiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the central and eastern United States and north ...

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Nutt. Thomas Nuttall (5 January 1786 – 10 September 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841. Nuttall was born in the village of Long Preston, near Settle in the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...

) Kiger (as ''T. parviflorum'' Nutt.) * ''

Lewisia pygmaea ''Lewisia pygmaea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name alpine lewisia and pygmy bitterroot. It is native to western North America from Alaska and Alberta to California and New Mexico, where it grows ...

'' (

A.Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His '' Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exc ...

) B.L.Rob. (as ''T. pygmaeum'' A.Gray) * ''

Phemeranthus rugospermus ''Phemeranthus rugospermus'' is a species of flowering plant in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, known by the common names prairie fameflower, rough-seeded fameflower, and flower-of-an-hour. It is native to the central United States from T ...

'' ( Holz.) Kiger (as ''T. rugospermum'' Holz.) * ''

Phemeranthus spinescens ''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It is sometimes placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), me ...

'' ( Torr.) Hershk. (as ''T. spinescens'' Torr.) * ''

Montiopsis umbellata ''Montiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The genus name of ''Montiopsis'' is in honour of Giuseppe ...

'' (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford (as ''T. umbellatum'' Ruiz & Pav.)

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