Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

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Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Inhaca Island.

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Inhaca Island.

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Synonyms: Halimum portulacastrum (L.) Kuntze
Portulaca portulacastrum L.
Common names: Shore purslane (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Prostrate, succulent, hairless herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves opposite, oblong or oblanceolate, fleshy, rounded at apex, decurrent into the petiole below; the petiole base connate with that of the opposite leaf. Flowers solitary. Perianth segments green outside, pink, red or purplish inside, each with a fleshy apiculus c. 1.5 mm long arising on the back just below the apex.
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Habitat: In coastal habitats; on sandy beaches and in mangrove swamps
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Worldwide distribution: Pantropical.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,GI,M
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Content last updated: Sunday 6 November 2016
Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 78 - 79. (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 20.

Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Aizoaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 514 - 515. (Includes a picture).

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sesuvium portulacastrum
African Plant Database: Sesuvium portulacastrum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sesuvium portulacastrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sesuvium portulacastrum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sesuvium portulacastrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sesuvium portulacastrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sesuvium portulacastrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Sesuvium portulacastrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sesuvium portulacastrum
Plants of the World Online: Sesuvium portulacastrum
Tropicos: Sesuvium portulacastrum
Wikipedia: Sesuvium portulacastrum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Sesuvium portulacastrum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=170480, retrieved 29 March 2024

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