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Sesuvium portulacastrum
sea purslane
As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Starr, K.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 050225-13
- Date
- February 25, 2005
- Locality
- Manana, Oahu. S and east shores
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 25, 2005, Starr, F.; Starr, K. also collected 22 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera
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Amaranthus viridis
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Argemone glauca
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Boerhavia diffusa
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Cenchrus ciliaris
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Ceropegia gigantea
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
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Chloris barbata
Botany
Coccinia grandis
Botany
Distimake aegyptius
Botany
Eleusine indica
Botany
Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Botany
Leucaena leucocephala
Botany
Passiflora suberosa
Botany
Reichardia picroides
Botany
Solanum americanum
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Tetragonia tetragonoides
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Tribulus cistoides
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Tridax procumbens
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Verbesina encelioides
Botany
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 728795. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956507670. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/728795.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956507670 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026