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Sesuvium portulacastrum

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BISH 585191Botany

Sesuvium portulacastrum

sea purslane

As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae

Collected by: Waas, S.
Collector number: 1257
Date: May 23, 1975
Locality: Sandy Bay, Trincomalee, Eastern Province
Region: Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

296 Bishop specimens of Sesuvium portulacastrum · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,656 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Dauphin Island, AL, USA

(c) William Calbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Gayundah Esp near Georgina St, Woody Point QLD 4019, Australia

(c) Ethan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

St. Lucy, St. Lucy, BB

(c) violetdavies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

F28C+82, 77688 Cozumel, Q.R., México

(c) lizbeth estrada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU

(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 585191. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956499556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585191.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956499556 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026