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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Price, J.P.
- Collector number
- 68
- Date
- August 5, 2001
- Locality
- Windward Kohala coast. Honokane Iki Bay, south side
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Price, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 2001, Price, J.P. also collected 2 other specimens.
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2001. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 687577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651346 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026