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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.; et al.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 060228-04
- Date
- February 28, 2006
- Locality
- Moku Manu, S islet
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 2006, Starr, F.; Starr, K.; et al. also collected 12 other specimens.
Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2006. 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 731958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956542831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/731958.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956542831 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026