Species Talinum caffrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (Porcupine-root)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- order: Caryophyllales
  • --- family: Talinaceae
  • ---- species: Talinum caffrum
Characteristics:herb with perennial rootstock; up to 30 cm tall; fleshy leaves; yellow flowers with five petals; fruit is a small, round capsule
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References:Burke 2007: 88
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