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Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 50, PL Manila (1912) 198, 

 Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 141. 

 Portulaca portulacastrum Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 446. 

 Sesuvium indicum Linn. Ceron Cat. PL Herb. Manila (1892) 88, 



sphalm. 

 Sesuvium distylum Usteri Beitr. Ken. Philip. Veg. (1905) 118, non 

 ?Eidl. 

 Along sandy seashores, throughout the Philippines. A pantropic strand 

 plant. 



Local names: Bilang-bilang (Bis.); dampalit (Tag., Pamp., Bis.); 

 karampalit (Pamp.); tarumpalit (Tag.). 



3. TRIANTHEMA Linnaeus 



TRIANTHEMA PORTULACASTRUM Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 223; Merr. PL 

 Manila (1912) 198, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 141. 

 Trianthema monogyna Linn. Mant. 1 (1767) 69; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 



(1880) 100; Ceron Cat. PL Herb. Manila (1892) 88. 

 Portulaca toston Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 408. 



Portulaca axilliflora Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 285, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 

 163, t. 165, non Pers. 

 A weed of cultivation throughout the Philippines at low and medium 

 alittudes, locally abundant in recently distributed soil. Pantropic. 

 Local names: Ayam (Bis.); toston (Tag.); ulisuman (P. Bis.). 



PORTULACACEAE 



1. PORTULACA Linnaeus 



PORTULACA OLERACEA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 445,; Blanco FL Filip. 



(1837) 407, ed. 2 (1845) 284, ed. 3, 2 (1878) 162, t. 16b; Miq. PL 



Ind. Bat. 1 1 (1858) 1061; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 15; Merr. 



in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 406, Fl. Manila (1912) 200, 



Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 142. 

 A common weed throughout the Philippines in the settled areas; purslane. 

 All warm countries. 



Local names: Alusiman (Bik.) ; ausiman (Bik.) ; bakbakad (If.); dup- 

 dupil (Bon.) ; golasiman (Tag.) ; gulasiman (Bik.) ; kantataba (Pang.) ; 

 kolasiman (Tag.) ; lungum (If.) ; makabling (Tag.) ; ngalug (Ilk.) ; ola- 

 siman (Bik., Tag.); sahikan (Bik., Tag.); ulisiman (Bik., Tag.). 



PORTULACA PILOSA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 445; F.-Vill. Novis. App. 

 (1880) 15; Merr. FL Manila (1912) 199; Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 

 (1912) Bot. 234. 



Luzon (Union, Pangasinan, Rizal, Cavite), in dry open places. In- 

 troduced from tropical America. 

 Local name: Romromku (Ilk.). 



PORTULACA PACHYRRHIZA Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56 

 (1909) 41; Lecomte FL Gen. Indo-Chine 1 (1909) 275, t. 19, f. C. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan), B. S. 27600 Ramos, F. B. 8b08 Curran 

 & Merritt. On sandy seashores. Indo-China. 



PORTULACA QUADRIFIDA Linn. Mant. 1 (1767) 73; Miq. FL Ind. Bat. 

 1 1 (1858) 1061; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 15; Merr. in Philip. 



