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|familia=Portulacaceae
 
|familia=Portulacaceae
|genus=Talinum  
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|genus=Talinum
 
|species=paniculatum
 
|species=paniculatum
 
|common_name=Jewels of Opar
 
|common_name=Jewels of Opar
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|image=TalinumPaniculatumKingswoodGold.jpg
 
|image_width=240
 
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|image_caption=Talinum paniculatum 'Kingswood Gold'
 
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Describe the plant here...
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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.
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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]]''.
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==