eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Portulacaceae
Genus	Portulaca
Species	oleracea
Author	L.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
Pictures
Plant type	xerophyte
Life form
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	C1.5 Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools
Economic use	3100.0 Grazing 0111.3 Leaves 4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental
Distribution
Distribution (text)	South America 75 km parallel to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and varies in width from 10 km at Wadi Hisban and Wadi Zarqa to about 2-3 km in Zara, Jordan KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Previously was: South America 75 km parallel to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and varies in width from 10 km at Wadi Hisban and Wadi Zarqa to about 2-3 km in Zara, Jordan
Miscellaneous notes
References	Bvenura, C; Afolayan, AJ (2015) The role of wild vegetables in household food security in South Africa: A review. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 76, 1001. -1011. (see details) 6 Plants associated with this reference: Amaranthus standleyanus Centella asiatica Chenopodium murale Physalis viscosa Portulaca oleracea Rumex crispus Pyankov, V. I., P. D. Gunin, S. Tsoog and C. C. Black (2000) C4 plants in the vegetation of Mongolia: their natural occurrence and geographical distribution in relation to climate. Oecologia. 123, 1, 15-31. (see details) 12 Plants associated with this reference: Anabasis aphylla Anabasis eriopoda Anabasis salsa Atriplex cana Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia scoparia Halogeton glomeratus Haloxylon ammodendron Kochia stellaris Petrosimonia litwinowii Petrosimonia sibirica Portulaca oleracea Pyankov, VI; Ziegler, H; Akhani, H; Deigele, C; Luttge, U (2010) European plants with C-4 photosynthesis: geographical and taxonomic distribution and relations to climate parameters. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 163, 3, 283. -304. (see details) 45 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus littoralis Alternanthera nodifera Anabasis articulata Anabasis salsa Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex laciniata Atriplex rosea Atriplex tatarica Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia prostrata Bassia scoparia Camphorosma annua Camphorosma monspeliaca Cenchrus ciliaris Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Cyperus papyrus Eleusine indica Euphorbia polygonifolia Euphorbia serpens Fimbristylis ferruginea Girgensohnia oppositiflora Halimocnemis sclerosperma Halogeton glomeratus Halogeton sativus Nanophyton erinaceum Ofaiston monandrum Petrosimonia litwinowii Petrosimonia oppositifolia Petrosimonia triandra Portulaca oleracea Saccharum spontaneum Salsola kali Salsola soda Spartina alterniflora Spartina anglica Spartina densiflora Spartina maritima Spartina townsendii Sporobolus pungens Stenotaphrum secundatum Suaeda altissima Suaeda splendens Qasem, Jamal R. (2015) PROSPECTS OF WILD MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OF SALINE HABITATS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY. 47, 2, 551. -570. (see details) 51 Plants associated with this reference: Acacia nilotica Aeluropus lagopoides Aizoon canariense Alhagi maurorum Anabasis articulata Anagallis arvensis Arundo donax Asparagus horridus Atriplex halimus Atriplex leucoclada Blyttia spiralis Calotropis procera Casuarina equisetifolia Chenopodium murale Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Desmostachya bipinnata Dittrichia viscosa Drimia maritima Dysphania ambrosioides Eucalyptus camaldulensis Fagonia mollis Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Lycium europaeum Lycium shawii Nitraria retusa Ochradenus baccatus Peganum harmala Phoenix dactylifera Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polypogon monspeliensis Portulaca oleracea Prosopis farcta Rumex crispus Salicornia europaea Salsola schweinfurthii Solanum incanum Sonchus maritimus Spergularia diandra Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda asphaltica Suaeda palaestina Suaeda vera Tamarix tetragyna Tripolium pannonicum Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum WEST, RC (1956) MANGROVE SWAMPS OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF COLOMBIA. ANNALS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS. 46, 1, 98. -121. (see details) 9 Plants associated with this reference: Euterpe cuatrecasana Lycopersicon minor Mora oleifera Muellera frutescens Portulaca oleracea Portulaca retusa Rhizophora brevistyla Rhizophora harrisonii Tovomita rhizophoroides

Report for Portulaca oleracea L.