Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf.

Gardère, Mathieu L., Duarte, Maria Cristina, Moraes, Pedro L. R., Muller, Serge & Romeiras, Maria M., 2019, The scientific expedition of João da Silva Feijó to the Cabo Verde Islands (1783 - 1796) and the tribulations of his herbarium, Adansonia (3) 41 (12), pp. 1783-1796 : 128

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2019v41a12
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17713889
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scientific name	Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf.
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Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf. View in CoL

( Figs 21 View FIG ; 22 View FIG )

In Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier 4 (app. 2): 172 (1896).

“ Maia portulacifolia ”, Feijó in Pereira & Santos 2012: 502 ( descr.inval.).

ETYMOLOGY. — “ Maia ”, the name of the genus, is probably dedicated to António de Faria e Maia , governor of Cabo Verde between 1784 and 1795 ( Roque & Torrão 2013); as for the name of the species “ portulacifolia ”, leaves resembling those of Portulaca L.

ECOLOGY. — Annual species, present in many stations.

ÉCOLOGIE. — Espèce lignifiée, occupant des terrains arides et incultes.

NOM VERNACULAIRE. — « Alecrim bravo », dénomination encore utilisée aujourd’hui.

NOTE

La sève de la plante est irritante (brûle) « succus causticus ».

Famille CAMPANULACEAE Juss. [ Pentandria Monogyna]