Trianthema triquetrum explained

Trianthema triquetrum (orthographic variant Trianthema triquetra) is a plant in the Aizoaceae family, found in the Sahara, the Sahel, South Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Thailand, Indonesia and all the mainland states and territories of Australia,^[1] except Victoria.^[2]

It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1803.^[3]

The species epithet, triquetrum, is a Latin adjective, which describes the plant as having three corners.^[4]

External links

• Trianthema triquetra occurrence data & images from the GBIF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trianthema triquetrum Willd. ex Spreng. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-07-13. Plants of the World Online. en.
2. A.Prescott. 2020. Trianthema triquetrum. Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Canberra. 13 July 2021.
3. Book: Rottler, J.P. . 1803. Botanische Bemerkungen auf der Hin- und Ruckreise von Trankenbar nach Madras, von Herrn Missionair Rottler zu Trankenbar, mit Anmerkungen von Hrn Prof Willdenow. Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. Neue Schriften. 4. 181.
4. Web site: triquetrus, -a, -um. 2021-07-13. www.plantillustrations.org.