Jussieu, A.L. de (4 August 1789), Genera Plantarum: 312 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Portulaca L.

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Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Portulacaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 39 [secondary reference]

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West, J.G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Portulacaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 178 [secondary reference]

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The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 418 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hectorellaceae Philipson & Skipw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Talinaceae Doweld legitimate taxonomic synonym: Portulacariaceae Doweld legitimate

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 94 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Montiaceae Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hectorellaceae Philipson & Skipw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Talinaceae Doweld legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Portulaceae Juss. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), CoI (naturalised), ChI (native and naturalised), AR (native and naturalised), NT (native and doubtfully naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), CSI (naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), HI, MI

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 694-695, 933 [secondary reference]

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2): 115 [secondary reference]

Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. (2010), Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 59(1): 235-236 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 26 (photo) [secondary reference]

common name: Portulaca [n/a]

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