Talinum is a genus of Herbaceous plant in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar.[ Several species bear edible leaves, and Talinum fruticosum is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Talinum paniculatum is grown as an ornamental plant.
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Species
27 species are accepted.[
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Talinum albiflorum
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Talinum ankaranense
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Talinum arnotii
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Talinum aurantiacum Engelm.
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Talinum boivinianum
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Talinum bosseri
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Talinum afrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
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Talinum crispatulum
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Talinum dauphinense
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Talinum domingense
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Talinum fruticosum (Carl Linnaeus) Juss.
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Talinum grevei
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Talinum humbertii
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Talinum latifolium
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Talinum lineare
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Talinum microphyllum
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Talinum nocturnum
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Talinum pachypodum
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Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Joseph Gaertner
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Talinum polygaloides
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Talinum porphyreum
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Talinum portulacifolium
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Talinum sonorae
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Talinum tenuissimum
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Talinum tsitondroinense
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Talinum tuberosum
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Talinum xerophilum
Formerly placed here
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Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. (as T. ciliatum Ruiz & Pav)
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Phemeranthus calcaricus (S. Ware)
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Phemeranthus mengesii (W.Wolf) Kiger (as T. mengesii W.Wolf)
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Phemeranthus parviflorus (Thomas Nuttall) Kiger (as T. parviflorum Nutt.)
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Lewisia pygmaea (Asa Gray) B.L.Rob. (as T. pygmaeum A.Gray)
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Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger (as T. rugospermum Holz.)
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Phemeranthus spinescens (John Torrey) Hershk. (as T. spinescens Torr.)
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Montiopsis umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford (as T. umbellatum Ruiz & Pav.)
Gallery
File:Talinum aurantiacum.jpg| Talinum aurantiacum
File:Talinum afrum 1DS-II 3-2472.jpg| Talinum caffrum
File:Jewels of Opar.jpg| Talinum fruticosum
File:Talinum napiforme flower.jpg| Talinum napiforme
File:Talinum paniculatum 01.jpg| Talinum paniculatum
File:土人參 Talinum patens -香港動植物公園 Hong Kong Botanical Garden- (9198133575).jpg| Talinum patens
File:Talinum portulacifolium 1DS-II 3-2457.jpg| Talinum portulacifolium
File:Talinum polygaloides - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2).jpg| Talinum polygaloides
File:Talinum tenuissimum 01.jpg| Talinum tenuissimum
