Calandrinia mirabilis (Calandrinia mirabilis)
Description
Calandrinia is a plant genus first described by Kunth[1] that contains many species of purslane, including the redmaids. The genus was named for Jean Louis Calandrini, an 18th-century Swiss botanist. It includes around 150 species of annual herbs which bear colorful flowers in shades of red to purple and white. Plants of this genus are native to Australia, Chile, and western North America Mirabilis is a genus of plants in the family Nyctaginaceae known as the four-o'clocks or umbrellaworts.The best known species may be Mirabilis jalapa, the plant most commonly called four o'clock.There are several dozen species in the genus, of herbaceous plants, mostly found in the Americas. Some form tuberous roots that enable them to perennate through dry and cool seasons. They have small, deep-throated flowers, often fragrant.Although best known as ornamental plants, at least one species, mauka (M. expansa), is grown for food.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Montiaceae
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Genus: Calandrinia
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