Frankenia portulacifolia
(Roxb.) Spreng.
Frankeniaceae
Beatsonia compacta Surgis
Beatsonia portulacifolia Roxb.
Frankenia beatsonia Schult. & Schult.f.
Common Name:
General Information
Frankenia portulacifolia is a small, evergreen shrub growing about 15cm tall[
573- Title
- Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nicholson G. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill; London.
- Year
- Not given
- ISBN
-
- Description
- One of the major gardening dictionaries of the 19th century, it contains information on plants not found in modern works. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
572- Title
- Icones Plantarum Vol. 11
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hooker J.D. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Williams & Norgate; London.
- Year
- 1867 - 1871
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Illustrated plates of plants with a botanical description.
Range
South Atlantic - St. Helena.
Habitat
Dry rocks[
572- Title
- Icones Plantarum Vol. 11
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hooker J.D. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Williams & Norgate; London.
- Year
- 1867 - 1871
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Illustrated plates of plants with a botanical description.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 0.15 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Requires a sunny position and a well-drained, light sandy soil on the dry side[
573- Title
- Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nicholson G. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill; London.
- Year
- Not given
- ISBN
-
- Description
- One of the major gardening dictionaries of the 19th century, it contains information on plants not found in modern works. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
The plant is used as a tea[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
