Calandrinia calyptrata

Pink Purslane

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Portulacaceae
Genus:	Calandrinia
Species:	C. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Caryophyllales is an order of Flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations Amaranths Ice plants and most Portulacaceae is a family of Flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species ranging from Herbaceous plants to Shrubs The plant Genus Calandrinia contains many species of purslane, including the redmaids. calyptrata

Binomial name

Calandrinia calyptrata
Hook. f. ^[1]

Calandrinia calyptrata (Pink Purslane or Small-leaved Parakeelya) is a annual plant in the family Portulacaceae. Botanically an annual plant is a Plant that usually germinates, Flowers and dies in one Year. Portulacaceae is a family of Flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species ranging from Herbaceous plants to Shrubs It is endemic to Australia. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

The species occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass ^[2] ^[3]^[4]

References

^ Calandrinia calyptrata. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. The Australian Plant Name Index ( APNI) is an online database of all published names of Australian vascular plants Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved on 2008-06-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected
^ Calandrinia calyptrata. FloraBase. FloraBase is a public access web-based database of the Flora of Western Australia. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment
^ Calandrinia calyptrata. Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia.
^ New South Wales Flora Online: Calandrinia calyptrata by J. G. West, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia

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