Volume 27, Issue 80, July - December, 2026

Talinum fruticosum (Talinaceae: Caryophyllales): An addition to the state flora of West Bengal, India

Shamim Alam¹, Sandipan Chatterjee¹, Adani Lokho^2♦

¹Department of Botany, Suri Vidyasagar College, Suri-731101, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.
²Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan-731235, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.

^♦Corresponding Author
Adani Lokho, Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan-731235, Birbhum, West Bengal, India

ABSTRACT

The present paper deals with Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss., an introduced species, collected from the Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Birbhum District, West Bengal which marks its first extended distribution, an addition to the state flora. The detailed morphological taxonomic description, field photographs, identification key and relevant taxonomic notes are provided herewith for an easy identification.

Keywords: Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Birbhum, New record, Succulent plant, Talinum

Species, 2026, 27(80), e27s3305

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Published: 07 November 2026