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Sesuvium portulacastrum is a widespread and variable subtropical and tropical species to which many names have been applied, particularly to material collected beyond North America (e.g., Argentina and Brazil). Although S. portulacastrum occurs or has been reported in natural habitats on the east coast of North America north to North Carolina, and from ballast north to the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, there are no verified records for this species occurring in western North America north of Mexico, where it occurs northward along the coasts of Sonora and Baja California. All records or collections of S. portulacastrum from desert wetlands of the United States are included in S. verrucosum.
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Plants perennial, glabrous. Stems prostrate, forming mats to 2 m diam., branched; rooting at nodes. Leaves: petiole ± absent; blade oblanceolate to elliptic-ovate, to 6 × 2.5 cm, tapered to clasping base. Inflorescences: flowers solitary; pedicel to 20 mm. Flowers: calyx lobes pink-purple adaxially, with subapical abaxial appendages, ovate to lanceolate, 3-10 mm; stamens 30; pistil 5-carpellate; ovary 5-loculed; styles 5. Capsules conic, 10 mm. Seeds 30-60, black, 1.2-1.5 mm, shiny, smooth.
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Herbs perennial. Stems prostrate or creeping, green or red, 20-50 cm, much branched, often rooting from nodes, with white bladder cells. Leaves linear-oblanceolate or elliptical, 1.5-5 cm × 2-10 mm, below middle attenuate, base broadened into membranous margins clasping stem. Pedicel 5-20 mm. Flowers solitary. Perigone 6-8 mm; tube ca. 2 mm; lobes 5, ovate-lanceolate, outside green, inside pink. Stamens 15-20, connate with perigone tube below middle. Ovary obovate, glabrous; stigmas 3-5. Capsule obovate, shorter than perigone. Seeds shiny black. Fl. Apr-Jul. 2n = 36, 40, ca. 48.
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Distribution
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Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tex.; Mexico; South America; Europe; Africa.
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Flowering/Fruiting
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Flowering year-round.
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Habitat
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Wet or desiccated soils, beaches, dunes, margins of coastal wetlands, waste grounds, ballast; 0-5m.
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Habitat & Distribution
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Sands of seashores. Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan (including Nanhai Zhudao), Taiwan [tropical and subtropical regions worldwide].
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Synonym
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Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 446. 1753; Halimus portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Kuntze
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Synonym
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Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 446. 1753.
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Description
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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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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=170480
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Worldwide distribution
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Pantropical.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=170480
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Comprehensive Description
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Sesuvium portulacastrum L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 105S. 1759
Porlulaca Portulacastrum L. Sp. PI. 446. 1755.
iSesuvium revolutifolium Ortega, Dec. 19. 1797.
tSesuvium Ortegae Spreng. Bot. Gart. Halle Naehtr. 1: 36. 1801.
Sesuvium pedunculatum Pers. Syn. PI. 2: 39. 1806.
Sesuvium sessile Pers. Syn. PI. 2: 39. 1806.
Halimus Portulacastrum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 263. 1891.
A glabrous, flesh} 7 , perennial herb, with trailing stems, often rooting at the lower nodes and sometimes forming patches 2 m. broad; leaf-blades oblanceolate to oblong, 1.5-6 cm. long, 3-15 mm. broad, acute or acutish at the apex, the base clasping; flowers pedicelled, solitary in the axils; calyx-lobes lanceolate, 5.5-7 mm. long, 2-4.5 mm. broad at the base, hooded, purple within, the back prolonged into an appendage; stamens numerous; filaments 4.5-5.5 mm. long; anthers oblong-elliptic, 1-1.2 mm. long; ovary ovoid-globose, 3-3.5 mm. long, 3-3.2 mm. in diameter; styles sometimes distinct to the base; capsule conic, 9-11 mm. high, 5-6 mm. in diameter; seeds black, 1.2-1.5 mm. long, smooth and lustrous.
Tvpe locality: Curacao.
Distribution: Southeastern United States to Texas; Bermuda; West Indies; Mexico; Central America; also in South America and the Old World tropics.
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- Percy Wilson, Per Axel Rydberg. 1932. CHENOPODIALES. North American flora. vol 21(4). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
Sesuvium portulacastrum
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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.
Description
Sesuvium portulacastrum is vine up to 30 centimetres (12 in) high, with thick, smooth stems up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long. It has smooth, fleshy, glossy green leaves that are linear or lanceolate, from 1–7 centimetres (0.39–2.76 in) long and 2–1.5 centimetres (0.79–0.59 in) wide.[7][4]
Its flowers come from at the leaf axils, they are tiny, 0.5 centimetres (0.20 in) in diameter and pink or purple in colour.[7][4] They close at night time or when the sky is cloudy, they are pollinated by bees and moths.[3]
The fruit is a round capsule, it has tiny black seeds that do not float.[3]
Taxonomy
It was first published as Portulaca portulacastrum by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[8] Six years later Linnaeus transferred it into Sesuvium,[9] and it has remained at that name ever since, with the exception of an unsuccessful 1891 attempt by Otto Kuntze to transfer the species into a new genus as Halimus portulacastrum.[10]
Chemistry and medicine
Fatty acid composition:- palmitic acid (31.18%), oleic acid (21.15%), linolenic acid (14.18%) linoleic acid (10.63%), myristic acid (6.91%) and behenic acid (2.42%) The plant extract showed antibacterial and anticandidal activities and moderate antifungal activity.[11]
Human consumption
Sesuvium portulacastrum is eaten in the Philippines, where it is called dampalit in Tagalog and "bilang" or "bilangbilang" in the Visayan language.[12] The plant is primarily pickled and eaten as atchara (sweet traditional pickles).
References
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^ 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.
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^ "Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L." World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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^ a b c Tan, Ria (2023). "Gelang laut (Sesuvium portulacastrum)". Wild Singapore. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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^ a b c "Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L." FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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^ Sesuvium portulacastrum at the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
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^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sesuvium portulacastrum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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^ a b Prescott, A. & Venning, J. (1984). "Aizoaceae". Flora of Australia. Vol. 4. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
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^ "Portulaca portulacastrum L." Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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^ "Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L." Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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^ "Halimus portulacastrum (L.) Kuntze". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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^ Chandrasekaran M., Senthilkumar A., Venkatesalu V "Antibacterial and antifungal efficacy of fatty acid methyl esters from the leaves of Sesuvium portulacastrum L. ". European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 15 (7) (pp 775-780), 2011.
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^ Jes B. Tirol's Kapulongnan Binisaya-Ininglis/Dictionary Bisaya-English, p. 71, 2010
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Sesuvium portulacastrum: Brief Summary
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Sesuvium portulacastrum is a sprawling perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae that grows in coastal and mangrove areas throughout much of the world. It grows in sandy clay, coastal limestone and sandstone, tidal flats and salt marshes, 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.
It is commonly known as shoreline purslane or (ambiguously) "sea purslane," in English, dampalit in Tagalog and 海马齿 hǎimǎchǐ in Chinese.
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