Trianthema triquetrum
Species of plant
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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]
| Trianthema triquetrum | |
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| near Narran Lake Nature Reserve | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Trianthema |
| Species: | T. triquetrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trianthema triquetrum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trianthema glandulosum Peter | |
It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1803.[3][4]
The species epithet, triquetrum, is a Latin adjective, which describes the plant as having three corners.[5]