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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 6027
- Date
- February 7, 1978
- Locality
- Popoia Island; off Lanikai
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3999, -157.7205 ± 105 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1978, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Atriplex semibaccata
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Boerhavia repens
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Boerhavia repens
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Capparis spinosa
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Casuarina glauca
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Cenchrus clandestinus
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Chloris barbata
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Cynodon dactylon
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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria insularis
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Emilia fosbergii
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Euphorbia degeneri
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Heliotropium anomalum
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Heteropogon contortus
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Ipomoea indica
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Still here: Sesuvium portulacastrum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 129 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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
2026-09-30
Kuli‘ou‘ou Beach Park, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Eric Rude, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Kailua, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 421613. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956637446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421613.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956637446 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026