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Sesuvium portulacastrum
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1241
- Date
- February 14, 1982
- Locality
- Molokini Islet
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6309, -156.4962 ± 410 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 14, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 21 other specimens.
Ageratum conyzoides
Botany
Atriplex suberecta
Botany
Boerhavia glabrata
Botany
Chloris barbata
Botany
Chloris virgata
Botany
Erigeron bonariensis
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Lepidium didymum
Botany
Lipochaeta lavarum
Botany
Lysimachia arvensis
Botany
Malva parviflora
Botany
Medicago polymorpha
Botany
Nicotiana glauca
Botany
Panicum fauriei
Botany
Panicum torridum
Botany
Panicum torridum
Botany
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Tridax procumbens
Botany
Still here: Sesuvium portulacastrum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) grey_h, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Maalaea, HI, USA
(c) Prairie Guy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
Maalaea, HI, US
(c) jackshenderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Wailea Alanui Dr, Kihei, HI, US
(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Halle Furnish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Halle Furnish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 459988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312130 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026