Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sesuvium portulacastrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Sesuvium
Species:
S. portulacastrum
Binomial name
Sesuvium portulacastrum
(L.) L.
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Portulaca portulacastrum L. 1753
  • Aizoon canariense Andrews 1802 not L. 1753
  • Aizoon montevidense Spreng. ex Rohr
  • Halimus maritima Kuntze
  • Halimus portulacastrum (L.) Kuntze
  • Mollugo maritima Ser.
  • Psammanthe marina Hance
  • Pyxipoma polyandrum Fenzl
  • Sesuvium acutifolium Miq.
  • Sesuvium brevifolium Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Sesuvium edule Wight ex Wall.
  • Sesuvium longifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Sesuvium ortegae Spreng.
  • Sesuvium parviflorum DC.
  • Sesuvium pedunculatum Pers.
  • Sesuvium pentandrum Elliott
  • Sesuvium repens Willd.
  • Sesuvium revolutifolium Ortega
  • Sesuvium revolutum Pers.
  • Sesuvium sessile Pers.
  • Sesuvium sessiliflorum Dombey ex Rohrb.
  • Trianthema americana Gillies ex Arn.
  • Trianthema polyandra Blume

Sesuvium portulacastrum is a sprawling perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae that grows in coastal and mangrove areas throughout much of the world.[3] It grows in sandy clay, coastal limestone and sandstone, tidal flats and salt marshes,[4] throughout much of the world. It is native to Africa, Asia, Australia, Hawai`i, North America and South America, and has naturalised in many places where it is not indigenous.[5]

It is commonly known as shoreline purslane[6] or (ambiguously) "sea purslane," in English, dampalit in Tagalog and 海马齿 hǎimǎchǐ in Chinese.

  1. ^ Bárrios, S.; Copeland, A. (2021). "Sesuvium portulacastrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124232167A192137469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T124232167A192137469.en. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L." World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ Tan, Ria (2023). "Gelang laut (Sesuvium portulacastrum)". Wild Singapore. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FloraBase 2818 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Sesuvium portulacastrum at the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
  6. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sesuvium portulacastrum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 November 2015.