Aizoaceae
African purslane
Zaleya pentandra
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Zaleya
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Muisvygie
- Arabic
- ديدمان, كويفة
- English
- African purslane
Synonyms
- Limeum kenyense Suess.
- Rocama arabica J.F.Gmel.
- Rocama digyna DC.
- Rocama prostrata Forssk.
- Trianthema digyna DC.
- Trianthema pentandra var. hirtula Batt. & Trab.
- Trianthema pentandrum L.
- Trianthema sennii Chiov.
- Zaleya sennii (Chiov.) C.Jeffrey
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marc Rousseaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: susan brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: susan brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: susan brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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). About our plant data.