Flora of Pakistan mentions Petals 5, slightly united at the base, obovate, 5-6 mm long, c. 4 mm broad, *obtuse, pink *for *Portulaca pilosa* L. <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242340919>, while Petals 5, united at the base, lanceolate, 6-7 mm long, c. 2 mm broad, *acute, yellow *for *Portulaca tuberosa* Roxb. <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250063463>, An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=umMFT6tKtrkC&pg=PA26&dq=Portulaca++%2B+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GyUXU_aeDMLliAezwoCYBg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Portulaca%20%20%2B%20india&f=false> states yellow or cream for *P. pilosa*. So this should further strengthen our ids.
On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 11:14, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I missed the distribution in India mentioned in Catalogue of life > <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a1f6afd0c3abad6069e8182f2970d0f5> > for > *Portulaca pilosa *subsp.* pilosa* > So our plant ids at Portulaca pilosa > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/portulacaceae/portulaca/portulaca-pilosa> > should > be correct. > > On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 11:01, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Tabish ji. >> I do not know why Catalogue of life >> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a1f6afd0c3abad6069e8182f2970d0f5> >> and POWO >> <http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316354-2> >> are >> missing its distribution in India, while they are giving extensive >> distribution of both native and introduced regions., for all the species >> found in India. >> Problem is compounded as different sources are mentioning different type >> of leaves, flower colour and habit of these plants at Flora of Pakistan >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=126612>, Flora >> of China >> <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=126612>, An >> Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India >> <http://books.google.co.in/books?id=umMFT6tKtrkC&pg=PA26&dq=Portulaca++%2B+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GyUXU_aeDMLliAezwoCYBg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Portulaca%20%20%2B%20india&f=false> >> and >> Flora of peninsular India >> <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=8103&cat=7> >> >> >> On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 10:05, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Garg ji, >>> Thanks for bringing this up. *Portulaca pilosa* is a cultivated >>> plant, and seems to have naturalized everywhere. This is an almost >>> unmistakable plant with pink-purple flowers. *Portulaca tuberosa* Roxb. >>> <http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:699402-1> >>> is a very different plant with yellow flowers, which is native to India. >>> Best wishes >>> Tabish >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >>> The waterhole of flower lovers >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:16 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> While revising efi site efloraofindia Protulaca pages, I found that >>>> Catalogue >>>> of Life >>>> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/ea39a507e81c1ed0da18926366ba3ada> >>>> gives >>>> only distribution of Portulaca pilosa var. tuberosa (Roxb.) >>>> V.V.Sivarajan >>>> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/18d9802a9032c64407dc801f2411c17c> >>>> in India. It is also supported by POWO >>>> <http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:699402-1> >>>> (based >>>> on latest bibliographic references). >>>> There is no distribution of *Portulaca pilosa *subsp.* pilosa* in >>>> India as per Catalogue of life >>>> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a1f6afd0c3abad6069e8182f2970d0f5> >>>> and POWO >>>> <http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316354-2> >>>> . >>>> In view, we should take all over postings at Portulaca pilosa >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/portulacaceae/portulaca/portulaca-pilosa> >>>> to >>>> be Portulaca pilosa var. tuberosa >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/portulacaceae/portulaca/portulaca-tuberosa> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> >>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>> the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >>>> 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >>>> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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