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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 56416
- Date
- October 23, 1975
- Locality
- Foul Point, S side Koddiyar Bay, across from Trincomalee
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
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.
2026-11-01
Dauphin Island, AL, USA
(c) William Calbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-11-01
Gayundah Esp near Georgina St, Woody Point QLD 4019, Australia
(c) Ethan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
St. Lucy, St. Lucy, BB
(c) violetdavies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
F28C+82, 77688 Cozumel, Q.R., México
(c) lizbeth estrada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 660582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956331915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956331915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026