Portulaca grandiflora

• 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 1-1¹/₂ 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.