kutira :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species: Portulaca quadrifida

Allied species:

Portulaca formosana, Portulaca meridiana Linn, Portulaca linifolia Forssk.

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Paciri, Paviri.
English: Chicken weed, Wild purslane, single-flowered purslane; small-leaved purslane; ten o’clock plant
Hindi: Paviri, Chounlayi,Khate Chawal
Telugu: Goddu pavelli
Marathi: Rangol,Khate Chanval
Tamil: பசலை கீறை Pasalai keerai
Malayalam: Neelakeera
Kannada: Gooni Soppu,Hali Bachchdi Hali Dajjili
Sindhi: lunak
Chinese: Si lie ma chi xian, Si ban ma chi xian
French: pourpier
Burma: Mya-byit, Mya-byit-gale.

Varities:

The mat-forming habit and prostrate stems which can root from the nodes easily distinguish P. quadrifida from other members of the genus (Gilbert and Phillips, 2000).

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