Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R. Takeuchi, W.N.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 6543
- Date
- July 25, 1980
- Locality
- near top of both sides of saddle between Flagpole and Annexation Hill
- Island
- Mokumanamana
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; S.H.Sohmer; W.L.WagnerDerral R. Herbst →S.H.Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,165 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
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2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-20
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 436123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436123.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649629 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026