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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Wester, L.
- Collector number
- 2060
- Date
- August 10, 1982
- Locality
- W island
- Island
- Fanning (=Tabuaeran)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1982, Wester, L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 601740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956203706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956203706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026