Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa
Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa also known as golden purslane is one of few subspecies of Portulaca oleracea (common purslane).[1][2]
| Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. o. subsp. sativa |
| Trinomial name | |
| Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa (Haw.) Celak. | |
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Description
The leaves are much bigger, more yellow in colour and less succulent than other subspecies, also the stems are mostly the same colour of the leaves.
References
- "Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa, Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. US: National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- "Evaluation of analgesic activity of the aerial parts of Portulaca oleracea V. sativa and its comparison with two related species". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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