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Taxonomy. Subclass Dicotyledonae; Crassinucelli. Dahlgrens Superorder Caryophylliflorae; Caryophyllales. Cronquists Subclass Caryophyllidae; Caryophyllales. APG 3 core angiosperms; core eudicot; Superorder Caryophyllanae; Order Caryophyllales.
Species 580. Genera about 20; Amphipetalum, Anacampseros, Baitaria, Calandrinia, Calyptridium, Calyptrotheca, Ceraria, Cistanthe, Claytonia, Grahamia, Lenzia, Lewisia, Montia, Portulaca, Rumicastrum, Schreiteria, Silvaea, Talinella, Talinopsis, Talinum.
Economic uses, etc. A few cultivated ornamentals (Portulaca grandiflora, Talinum, Lewisia and Calandrina spp.), and Portulaca oleracea constitutes a potherb and salad green.
Illustrations. • Technical details (Portulaca). • Technical details: Talinum (Thonner). • Claytonia perfoliata: Eng. Bot. 260, 1864. • Montia fontana: Eng. Bot. 259, 1864. • Montia fontana (B. Ent.. • Peplis (B. Ent.). • Portulaca grandiflora var. splendens: as P. gilliesii, Bot. Reg. 1672, 1835. • Portulaca grandiflora var. thellusonii: Bot. Reg. xxvi, 31 (1840). • Talinum teretifolium: Bot. Reg. 29 (1), 1843. • Leaf hairs of Calandrinia umbellata, and leaf TS of Portulaca oleracea: Solereder, 1908.
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