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Talinum fruticosum

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643ffe91efbd7677329173
Scientific name Talinum fruticosum
Authority (L.) Juss.
First published in Gen. Pl. : 312 (1789)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
The fleshy leaves and the thickened tuberous roots of Talinum fruticosum are consumed as a leafy vegetable. Young leaves are used in fresh or cooked preparations (e.g., added to curries, soups, or stews). In parts of India and tropical Africa, the species is cultivated for leaf production, with leaves and tubers eaten after boiling or other household processing. No documented non-culinary uses are reported; therefore, other categories are omitted.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Ruelingia triangularis (Jacq.) Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. [Ehrhart] 3: 134. 1788 [Jun-Jul 1788]
Talinum mucronatum Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 76 (1823)
Talinum fruticosum Macfad. Fl. Jamaica [Macfadyen] 2: 169. 1837
Talinum revolutum Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 76 (1823)
Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 862 (1799)
Portulaca fruticosa L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1045 (1759)
Portulaca triangularis Jacq. Enum. Syst. Pl. : 22 (1760)
Calandrinia andrewsii (Sweet) Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 219 (1830)
Calandrinia lockhartii Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 219 (1830)
Calandrinia pachypoda Diels Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 399 (1906)
Claytonia triangularis (Jacq.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 56 (1891)
Claytonia triangularis var. crassifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 56 (1891)
Portulaca racemosa L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 640. 1762 [Sep 1762]
Talinum crassifolium (Jacq.) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 862 (1800)
Portulaca crassicaule Jacq. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 29, t. 52 1776
Talinum racemosum (L.) Rohrb. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(2): 297. 1872 [1 Feb 1872]
Talinum attenuatum Rose & Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 286 (1911)
Talinum confusum Rose & Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 287 (1911)
Talinum triangulare var. purpureum Ram.Goyena Fl. Nicarag. 1: 303 (1909)
Portulaca crassifolia Jacq. Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: t. 52 (1777)
Talinum andrewsii Sweet Hort. Brit. : 170 (1826)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
bcl talinom
Indonesian kolesom
Japanese ハゼラン
jv ginsèng jawa
Kannada ನೆಲಬಸಳೆ
Malayalam സാമ്പാർചീര
Malayalam സാമ്പാർ ചീര
Malay pokok kolesom
Tamil செடிப்பசலை
Chinese 假人参
Chinese 棱轴土人参
Chinese 棱軸土人蔘

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Cape Verde
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Turks-caicos Islands
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000454637
Florida Plant Atlas 1873
Flora of Alabama 5546
Tropicos 50071164
INPN 630774
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1182764-2
The Plant List kew-2513546
PFAF Talinum fruticosum
Open Tree Of Life 729495
Observations.org 198888
NCBI Taxonomy 110664
IPNI 1182764-2
iNaturalist 361866
GBIF 3084670
Freebase /m/07dtnn
EOL 481958
Elurikkus 634824
USDA GRIN 402262
Wikipedia Talinum_fruticosum
Nature Serve 2.1258515

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_021018815.1 HHU_Tfru_1.0 Scaffold Heinrich Heine Universitaet Duesseldorf 2021-12-01 141 591.63 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
From nature to nanomedicine: bioengineered metallic nanoparticles bridge the gap for medical applications Patel J, Kumar GS, Roy H, Maddiboyina B, Leporatti S, Bohara RA Discov Nano 09-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11082127
doi:10.1186/s11671-024-04021-9
PMID:38724833
Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Treatment of Snakebite Envenomation in West Africa: Case of Benin Dossou AJ, Fandohan AB, Omara T, Chippaux JP J Trop Med 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11018376
doi:10.1155/2024/8357312
PMID:38623180
Insight into antioxidant-like activity and computational exploration of identified bioactive compounds in Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) aqueous extract as potential cholinesterase inhibitors Afolabi OB, Olasehinde OR, Owolabi OV, Jaiyesimi KF, Adewumi FD, Idowu OT, Mabayoje SO, Obajuluwa AO, Akpor OB BMC Complement Med Ther 28-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10976795
doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04424-2
PMID:38539199
Biosynthesis, characterization and study of the application of silver nanoparticle for 4-nitrophenol reduction, and antimicrobial activities Mulu M, Tefera M, Guadie A, Basavaiah K Biotechnol Rep (Amst) 21-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10999826
doi:10.1016/j.btre.2024.e00838
PMID:38590717
Pb uptake, accumulation, and translocation in plants: Plant physiological, biochemical, and molecular response: A review Ur Rahman S, Qin A, Zain M, Mushtaq Z, Mehmood F, Riaz L, Naveed S, Ansari MJ, Saeed M, Ahmad I, Shehzad M Heliyon 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10945279
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27724
PMID:38500979
Prebiotic effects of Talinum triangulare and Mangifera indica on slow growing broiler chickens (SASSO) Sodjinou BD, Leno PF, Millimono G, Akpavi S, Tona K, Houndonougbo FM Heliyon 01-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10848016
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25557
PMID:38327443
Transport of Nanoparticles into Plants and Their Detection Methods Sembada AA, Lenggoro IW Nanomaterials (Basel) 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10819755
doi:10.3390/nano14020131
PMID:38251096
Review green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using plant extracts and their antimicrobial activity Abada E, Mashraqi A, Modafer Y, Al Abboud MA, El-Shabasy A Saudi J Biol Sci 26-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10749906
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103877
PMID:38148949
Therapeutic Benefit of Vernonia amygdalina in the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Associated Complications in Preclinical Studies Asante DB, Wiafe GA J Diabetes Res 22-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10686711
doi:10.1155/2023/3159352
PMID:38033739
Tissue Distributions and Toxic Effects of Hexavalent Chromium in Laboratory-Exposed Periwinkle (Littorina littorea Linnaeus) Salami OS, Adeyemi JA, Olawuyi TS, Barbosa F Jr, Adedire CO Animals (Basel) 03-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10649957
doi:10.3390/ani13213412
PMID:37958167
Patterns of use of wild food plants by Brazilian local communities: systematic review and meta-analysis Gomes LC, Medeiros PM, Prata AP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10601232
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00619-y
PMID:37880767
Prospects and perspectives: inferring physiological and regulatory targets for CAM from molecular and modelling approaches Chomthong M, Griffiths H Ann Bot 24-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10799989
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad142
PMID:37742290
Elevated nocturnal respiratory rates in the mitochondria of CAM plants: current knowledge and unanswered questions Leverett A, Borland AM Ann Bot 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10799998
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad119
PMID:37638861
Defining Mechanisms of C3 to CAM Photosynthesis Transition toward Enhancing Crop Stress Resilience Tan B, Chen S Int J Mol Sci 22-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10487458
doi:10.3390/ijms241713072
PMID:37685878
Enhancing drought resistance in Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. through overexpression of ACC deaminase gene using thin cell layer regeneration system Warsi ZI, Khatoon K, Singh P, Rahman LU Front Plant Sci 11-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10452012
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1238838
PMID:37636084

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,11S,12aR,14aR,14bR)-11-methoxycarbonyl-4,4,6a,6b,11,14b-hexamethyl-8a-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid 162979608 Click to see 839.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.40.2557
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-8a-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid 124518866 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C(=O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)C 795.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.40.2557
3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-[[11-methoxycarbonyl-4,4,6a,6b,11,14b-hexamethyl-8a-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid 74376552 Click to see 839.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.40.2557
6-[[4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-Heptamethyl-8a-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid 13909679 Click to see 795.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.40.2557

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