Talinaceae
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
- Family
- Talinaceae
- Genus
- Talinum
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 土人参, 土人參, 假人参, 力参, 参草, 土人参叶, 土高丽参, 栌兰
- English
- Jewels of Opar, Fame flower, Pink baby-breath, Fameflower, Pink baby's-breath, Jewels-of-Opar
- French
- Faux ginseng
- gor
- Ginseng Jawa
- Indonesian
- Kolesom jawa
- Malay
- Pokok Som Jawa
- Portuguese
- Beldroega-grande
- Swedish
- Bärnstensvippa
- za
- Gocaenghnaengh
Synonyms
- Calandrinia andrewskii H.Vilm.
- Claytonia patens Kuntze
- Helianthemoides patens (L.) Medik.
- Portulaca paniculata Jacq.
- Portulaca patens L.
- Portulaca reflexa Haw.
- Ruelingia patens (L.) Ehrh.
- Talinum chrysanthum Rose & Standl.
- Talinum dichotomum Ruiz & Pav.
- Talinum moritziana Kl. ex Rohrb.
- Talinum paniculatum var. sarmentosum (Engelm.) Poelln.
- Talinum patens (L.) Juss.
- Talinum patens (L.) Willd.
- Talinum patens var. sarmentosum (Engelm.) A.Gray
- Talinum purpureum hort. ex A.Gray
- Talinum reflexum Cav.
- Talinum reflexum f. saramentosum (Engelm.) Small
- Talinum roseum Dammann
- Talinum sarmentosum Engelm.
- Talinum spathulatum A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.