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Sesuvium portulacastrum
(Aizoaceae)

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(hints)
Taxonomy & nomenclature Native uses Cultivation & propagation Images Herbarium specimens Distribution

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Sesuvium portulacastrum
Nomenclatural information about Sesuvium portulacastrum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Sesuvium portulacastrum
Nomenclatural information about Sesuvium portulacastrum is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Sesuvium portulacastrum
Nomenclatural information about Sesuvium portulacastrum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Native uses

Ground cover also makes beautiful lei
"The akulikuli plant is a low-crawling ground cover. Usually it has succulent, glossy, green leaves with bright red stems and purplish-pink flowers. Sometimes the leaves might not be as succulent, the flowers can be white and the stems are bright red instead of green--but still attractive."

Cultivation & propagation

Ground cover also makes beautiful lei
"The akulikuli plant is a low-crawling ground cover. Usually it has succulent, glossy, green leaves with bright red stems and purplish-pink flowers. Sometimes the leaves might not be as succulent, the flowers can be white and the stems are bright red instead of green--but still attractive."

Images

Images of Sesuvium portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) (akulikuli, sea purslane)
Links to high-resolution free images of Sesuvium portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) (akulikuli, sea purslane) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Sesuvium portulacastrum
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script SHF.SSL on 4/27/2006.

Herbarium specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Sesuvium portulacastrum from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Sesuvium portulacastrum from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Sesuvium portulacastrum
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script SHF.SSL on 4/27/2006.

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