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Taxon:  Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.



Summary
Genus:
Sesuvium
Family:
Aizoaceae
Subfamily:
Sesuvioideae
Nomen number:
33794
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1058. 1759
Verified:
03/12/2004 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.

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Common names
English
sea-purslane –
shoreline sea-purslane –
French
pourpier de mer –
German
Meerportulak –
Portuguese
beldroega-da-praia –
Spanish
cencilla –
Transcribed Chinese
hai ma chi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativePacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificGuam  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMarshall Islands  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEl Oro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEsmeraldas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalapagos Islands 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabi 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruArequipa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruIca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTacna 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTumbes 
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canary Islands]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia]
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California, Sonora]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Santa Catarina]
  • CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Cordoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Tucuman], Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galapagos Islands, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Manabi], Peru [Arequipa, Ica, La Libertad, Lima, Piura, Tacna, Tumbes]
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Pennsylvania]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Environmentalrevegetator Hartmann, H. E. K. 2011. Review of Aizoaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 8 Mar.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33794. Accessed 1 November 2024.

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