Portulaca oleracea L.
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Portulaca oleracea

Family: PORTULACACEAE
Genus: Portulaca
Species: oleracea L.
Common names: Purslane
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Portulaca, Minora Portulacae
Distribution summary: Tropical Africa, Pakistan
Habit: Annual
Habitat: Roadsides, wasteland & cultivated land
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Olive tree bed (O)
Flowering months: June, July, August, September
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use

Additional Notes

Human food; vegetable, Animal fodder

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Mammals

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OTHER COMMON NAMES:PUSSLEY;EAST INDIAN CRESS;PIGWEED

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Antiscorbutic; Depurative; Diuretic; Febrifuge; Skin; Tonic and Vermifuge.

Africa, Macaronesia

Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Sudan

Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Somalia

Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Socotra

Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Ethiopia

Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Eritrea

Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Chad

Africa, South Tropical Africa, Angola

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Benin

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Burkina

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Gambia, The

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Guinea

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Guinea-Bissau

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Ivory Coast

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Mali

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Niger

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Nigeria

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Senegal

Africa, West Tropical Africa, Sierra Leone

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Italy

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Greece

Europe, Southeastern Europe, Albania

Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Kuwait

Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia

Asia-Temperate, Arabian Peninsula, Yemen

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Afghanistan

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