Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1258517
Element CodePDPOR080V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyTalinaceae
GenusTalinum
Concept ReferenceFlora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Taxonomic CommentsKiger's treatment in FNA (2003, vol. 4) includes Talinum chrysanthum (recognized as a distinct species in Kartesz (1994 and 1999)) in synonymy of Talinum paniculatum as well as T. paniculatum var. sarmentosum (which was accepted as a distinct variety in Kartesz (1994 and 1999).