Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Caryophyllales (112)
Family: Talinaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Talinum (3)
Epithet: portulacifolium (Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf. (1)
portulacifolium => having Portulaca-like leaves