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Portulaca quadrifida L. Family : Portulacaceae Common name : Wild purslane Habit : Herb

👉 Portulaca quadrifida L.

Family : Portulacaceae
Common name : Wild purslane
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Found along the roadsides and wastelands
Fl. & Fr. : Jun – Sept

👉 Uses : In Tamil Nadu, leaves and tender shoots cooked and eaten as leafy vegetables. 
Leaf decoction is used to treat dysentery. . 

Sweta Mishra 
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Cuttack, Odisha India

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