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Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca grandiflora
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Portulaca grandiflora
Hook.
Common Name :
Office-Time Flower
Plant Family :
Portulacaceae
Plant Form :
Succulents
Occurrence (Sectors) :
1, 5, 16, 20, 22, 27-29
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Punit Van
About Portulaca grandiflora Plant :
Habit :
A small, hairy, succulent herb.
Stem :
Stem and branches slender.
Leaves :
Inner, narrow, about 1-1
1
/
2
in long, hairy.
Flowers :
Opening only in the sunny mornings, red or of various colours, large.
Corolla of 5 petals, obovate, free.Stamens many.
Ovary 2-celled.
Fruits :
A pyxidium
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
May - July
Significance :
Cultivated in the gardens.