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Detailed explanation-1: -The Portulaca lajii is the name of the new species. It was discovered in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. This specie is named after Lal Ji Singh who was an eminent botanist of the Botanical Survey of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The new species, named Portulaca laljii, discovered from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh has unique features such as a tuberous root, no hair in its leaf axils, a reddish pink flower, prolate-shaped fruits, and copper brown seeds without lustre.

Detailed explanation-3: -Botanists have discovered a new species of wild sun rose from the Eastern Ghats in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Portulaca grandiflora is commonly called moss rose, which is quite descriptive of this plant’s key ornamental features: ruffled, rose-like flowers (to 1” diameter) appearing on prostrate to slightly ascending stems that form a moss-like foliage mat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Common purslane. Common purslane, Portulaca oleracea, is a highly variable, weedy plant in the purslane family (Portulacaceae) with a wide distribution.