Sesuvium portulacastrum(L.) L. [family AIZOACEAE ]
Related name
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Common name
ombuntutchus (EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, PEPEL), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
seaside purslane (Dalziel; Irvine)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
mbrenkyi (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
horomdâta (K&A) kamina (JB, ex K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bóssaha (JDES; EPdS) burunquè (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
pourpier de mer (Berhaut); pourpier maritime (Busson)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
eŋmebi (FRI) gbekebii amada = children’s plantain (FRI) kleŋme? (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
shoreline sea-purslane, Flora of North America Vol. 4
dalôga (JB ex K&A) roltakar (K&A) sâbana (K&A) samba gnagna (JLT) sambaniani (K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
solĩ (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sabańańi (K&A) (SENEGAL, ‘SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
heruy (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
dalémukor (K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
isâbańańa (K&A) sâbana (K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER-NON (Nyominka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sâbana (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Cencilla, Flora of North America Vol. 4
sâbańańi (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
a-ret (Glanville) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for SESUVIUM portulacastrum (L.) L. [family AIZOACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
SESUVIUM portulacastrum(L.) L. [family AIZOACEAE], (1759). Fig. 61 D–F.
Information
Prostrate to suberect perennial herb; all parts glabrous. Stems thick, smooth, rooting at nodes. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate, 10–65 x 1–14 mm, narrowing into petiole, base with scarious margins clasping stem and joined to that of opposite leaf, tip rounded, succulent with convex lower surface. Pedicels 3–15 mm long, thicker near tip. Perianth 7–12 mm long, tepals c. 3 times as long as tube, triangular, unequal, acute with subapical apiculus, pink, red or purplish inside. Stamens many, free. Ovary (2–)3(–4)-celled. Seeds black, smooth, c. 1.6 mm long.
