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Sesuvium portulacastrum
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum var. griseum O.Deg. & Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 2452
- Date
- October 22, 1964
- Locality
- above t he lagoon and on expowed sand areas on t he SW side of the lagoon
- Island
- Gardner (= Nikumaroro)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- Long, C.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,639 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
E Coast Greenway St Johns County Corridor, Saint Augustine, FL, US
(c) Melissa Meadows, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Camino a las Grietas, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Saint Helena Island, SC, US
(c) panosse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 51318. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51318.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315993 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
