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|genus=Talinum
|species=paniculatum
|common_name=Jewels of Opar
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|image=TalinumPaniculatumKingswoodGold.jpg
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|image_caption=Talinum paniculatum 'Kingswood Gold'
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'''''Talinum paniculatum''''', sometimes known as '''Jewels-of-Opar''' or '''Flameflower''', is a [[succulent plant|succulent]] [[subshrub]] native to [[North America]] and [[Central America]].  It bears [[tuberous root]]s and [[panicle]]s of [[flower]]s and produces tiny, jewel-like fruits.

The common name name is apparently taken from the title of a novel by American writer [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], ''[[Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar]]''.

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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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