Portulaca intraterranea, J.M. Black. Australia: root edible only when cooked. Above-ground parts of plant eaten raw or cooked. Ref. IRVINE.
Portulaca oleracea, L. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves eaten; (Deccan): shoots eaten. (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots are cooked and eaten as greens. (Rajasthan, western : leaves eaten; plant used as vegetable; (Garhwal Himalayas): leaves boiled and eaten as vegetable. Soil type favored by plant: saline. Australia (Musgrave Region): seeds eaten. Australia (central) : seeds ground into flour in hand quern. A coarse paste is made therefrom which is reportedly antiscorbutic. The entire plant is also eaten raw, or baked in ashes. Chad (central): leaves eaten. Vernacular names (India) - Bombay Presidency: Ahmednagar and Nasik districts: Ghol. Ahmednagar district, Sangamner: Gholu. Satara district: Ghola. Bijapur district, Badami: Goli. Rajasthan (western): Jangli kulfa, Kulfa. Tamil: Paroopoo, Corie keeray. Telugu: Peddapail kura, Ganga pavilli kura. Chad (central) - Arabic: Lisan el bagara. Australia (Cloncurry River): Thukouro. Chemical composition: seeds are reported above-average for angiosperms for the amino acids Glycine and Tyrosine. Ref. CREAC'H, GAMMIE, GUPTA; GUPTA & KANODIA, IRVINE, SAXENA; SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA; SHORTT; VAN ETTEN et al, WATT.
Portulaca quadrifida, L. India (Bombay Presidency; Western Rajasthan): the leaves, after boiling, are used in preparing a bread by mixing with Bajri (millet) or Jowari flour; (Western Rajasthan): whole plant is cut, boiled and used as a vegetable; (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots cooked and eaten as greens. Vernacular names (India) - Bombay Presidency: Ahmednagar district, Rahuri: Chil; Poona district, Khamgaon Tank: Gholu; Poona district, Walha Parincha Road: Chul ghul; Indi, Bijapur district: Nacha goli. Rajasthan (western): Luni, Lunki. Tamil: Passelie keeray. Telugu: Goddu pavelli, Sun pail kura. Ref. GAMMIE, GUPTA & KANODIA, SAXENA, SHORTT.
Portulaca suffruticosa, Wight. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves eaten. Vernacular name - Ahmednagar district: Morad. Ref. GAMMIE.
Portulaca tuberosa, Roxb. India (Rajasthan, western ): roots eaten raw. Soil type favored by plant: rocky areas. Vernacular name: Safed mushali. Ref. SAXENA.
Talinum caffrum, (Thunb.) Eck. et Zeyh. Tanzania (Ngindoland): leaves picked during the rainy season, boiled, and eaten with relish and salt. The leaves may also be preserved by drying. Vernacular name - Ngindo: Nakatukwa. Ref. CROSS-UPCOTT.
Talinum portulacifolium (Forsk.) Aschers. ex Schweinf. India (Rajasthan, western ): leaves eaten as spinach [sic]; whole plant cut, boiled and used as a vegetable. Vernacular name: Nanki-Lani. Ref. SAXENA.