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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Ozaki, E.T.; Lamoureux, C.H.C.H. Lamoureux →Earl T. Ozaki →
- Collector number
- 1490
- Date
- April 8, 1955
- Locality
- Honolulu: Kapahulu; Diamond Head. Inside crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 92 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
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1955. 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
no rights reserved
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 450415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306223. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/450415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306223 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026