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Ceylon Spinach

Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.

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Talinum fruticosum (Ceylon Spinach) is a species of shrub in the family Talinaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Maranhao, Bahia, Cerrado, ParaíBa, AmazôNia, Roraima, Espirito Santo, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sergipe, Rio Grande Do Norte, Pernambuco, Rio De Janeiro, Pará, Pantanal, Mata Atlântica, Mato Grosso Do Sul, GoiáS, Minas Gerais, Caatinga, Piauí, Alagoas, SãO Paulo, Puerto Rico, Ceará, Mato Grosso, and Paraná. They have simple, broad leaves and capsule fruit. Individuals can grow to 4 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3390290

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q157603
Definition: tropical wetland mostly within Brazil, and portions in Bolivia and Paraguay

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030091
Definition: a fruit which develops from a gynoecium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, dry mesocarp, and dry endocarp that usually dehisce

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EOL has data for 27 attributes, including:

fruit width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0015921
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6 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Virgin Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3577322
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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simple
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
- Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided
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leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
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leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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deciduous
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001731
- Definition: Deciduous (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to shed foliage.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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U.S. Virgin Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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6.5
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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30 degrees celsius
photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c3 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q286954
- Definition: one of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, along with C4 and CAM. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5-carbon sugar) into 3-phosphoglycerate through the following reaction:\r\n\r\nCO2 + H2O + RuBP → (2) 3-phosphoglycerate\r\n\r\nThis reaction occurs in all plants as the first step of the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Harvard UNiversity, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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fodder
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03301293
- Definition: Feed for domesticated animals
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Ceylon spinach. View this species on GBIF

2014 Wynn Anderson cc-by-nc-sa-3.0