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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-272
- Date
- August 11, 1937
- Locality
- Barbers Point, 0.25 mile west of lighthouse, on upper beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 10 other specimens.
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,164 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-17
Aliʻi Dr @ Honl's Beach, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Oʻahu, Kapolei, HI, US
(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Puuluana Pl, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 20152. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20152.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427526 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026