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Taxon:
Sesuvium portulacastrum
(L.) L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Sesuvium
Family:
Aizoaceae
Tribe:
Sesuvieae
Nomen number:
33794
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1058. 1759
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/586977
Verified:
12/21/2017
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Portulaca portulacastrum
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sesuvium sessile
Pers.
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds.
1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Bohley, K. et al.
2017. A revision of
Sesuvium
(Aizoaceae, Sesuvioideae). Syst. Bot. 42:124-147.
DOI:
10.1600/036364417X694575
.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Fosberg, F. R. et al.
1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds.
1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hartmann, H. E. K.
2011. Review of
Aizoaceae
data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 8 Mar.
Holttum, R. E. et al.
1953-1971. A revised flora of Malaya.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/aizoaceae/sesuvium-portulacastrum/fichas/pagina1.htm
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Wunderlin, R. P.
1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
sea-purslane –
Reference(s)
shoreline sea-purslane –
Reference(s)
French
pourpier de mer –
Reference(s)
German
Meerportulak –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
beldroega-da-praia –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cencilla –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
hai ma chi –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Marshall Islands
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Bahia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Ceará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Santa Catarina
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Buenos Aires
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Chaco
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Córdoba
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Corrientes
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Entre Ríos
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Formosa
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Jujuy
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
La Pampa
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
La Rioja
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Mendoza
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Río Negro
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Salta
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
San Juan
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
San Luis
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Santa Cruz
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Santa Fe
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Tucumán
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
El Oro
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Esmeraldas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Guayas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Manabí
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Arequipa
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Ica
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
La Libertad
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Lima
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Piura
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Tacna
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Tumbes
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Morocco
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Guinea
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Namibia
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Baja, Sonora]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
Marshall Islands
,
United States
[Guam]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Anguilla
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Santa Catarina]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Manabí],
Peru
[Arequipa, Ica, La Libertad, Lima, Piura, Tacna, Tumbes]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Córdoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Tucumán],
Chile
,
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Portugal
Northern America
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Pennsylvania]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmental
revegetator
for salty areas in United Arab Emirates fide H. E. K. Hartmann, pers. comm. 2011
Hartmann, H. E. K.
2011. Review of
Aizoaceae
data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 8 Mar.
Name
References