Common Purslane nau'in shuka ne da ake ci wanda na dangin Portulaca ne. Kalmar "na kowa" a cikin sunanta tana nufin gaskiyar cewa shuka ce da aka rarraba ta ko'ina kuma ana iya samunta a yankuna da yawa na duniya. Kalmar "purslane" ta fito ne daga kalmar Ingilishi ta tsakiya "puslane," wanda ke nufin "puslyne" ko "puselen," kuma yana nufin tsire-tsire mai tushe da ganye. A cikin amfani na zamani, purslane gabaɗaya yana nufin tsire-tsire a cikin zuriyar Portulaca, tare da purslane na gama gari (Portulaca oleracea) shine sanannun nau'in. Ita ce tsiro mai raɗaɗi tare da furanni masu rawaya kuma ana amfani da ita azaman kayan aikin dafuwa a yawancin sassan duniya.