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ADWERA ( PURSLANE)











Preferred Scientific Name

  • Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus 1753

Preferred Common Name

  • purslane

Other Scientific Names

  • Portulaca diptera Zippelius ex. Spanoghe
  • Portulaca fosbergii Poelln.
  • Portulaca marginata HBK
  • Portulaca neglecta MacKenzie & Bush
  • Portulaca parviflora Haw.
  • Portulaca retusa Engelmann
  • Portulaca sativa Haw.

International Common Names

  • English: duckweed; garden purslane; little-hogweed; pursley; pusley; pussley; wild portulaca
  • Spanish: verdolaga
  • French: courpier; pourcellaine; pourpie potager; pourpier
  • Portuguese: beldroega-comum

Local Common Names

  • China: ma chi xian; ma chia xian
  • Germany: Portulak, Gelber
  • Italy: erba porcellana; porcellana; porcellana comune
  • Japan: Suberi-hiyu
  • Netherlands: postelein, wilde
  • Sweden: portulak, vanlig

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