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Distribution and conservation of kutira - Portulaca quadrifida Li..

kutira :

Flowering plant Photograph by: Cantiq Unique


Geographical distribution:

Probably originally native to Africa, it is now Pantropical.
- A weed in and about towns.
- Found in the Batan Islands and in the Island of Luzon from Cagayan to Rizal Provinces.
- Probably introduced.
- Also occurs in Tropical Asia and Africa to Malaya, and the Marianne and Caroline Islands.


ECOLOGICAL ASPECT:

Open disturbed grounds on sandy soils

Plant conservation:

The wide distribution and large variation of P. quadrifida Linn. points to great genetic flexibility that rapidly permits adaptation to new environments.

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