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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Char, W.P.; et al.
- Collector number
- PRC145
- Date
- January 30, 1982
- Locality
- In quarry
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1982, Char, W.P.; et al. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asystasia gangetica
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Atriplex suberecta
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Bidens cynapiifolia
Botany
Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Cenchrus ciliaris
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Lepidium didymum
Botany
Lepidium virginicum
Botany
Malva parviflora
Botany
Pithecellobium dulce
Botany
Pluchea fosbergii
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Plumbago zeylanica
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Setaria adhaerens
Botany
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 497175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497175.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462575 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026