Sesuvium
| Sesuvium | |
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| Sesuvium portulacastrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sesuvioideae |
| Genus: | L. |
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Sesuvium is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. The roughly eight species it contains are commonly known as sea-purslanes.[2]
Description
Raphides occur in at least the leaves and stalks of at least 3 species.[3]
Selected species
- Sesuvium crithmoides Welw. – Tropical sea-purslane
- Sesuvium edmonstonei Hook.f. – Galápagos carpet weed
- Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) B.S.P. – Slender sea-purslane
- Sesuvium microphyllum Willd.
- Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. – Shoreline sea-purslane
- Sesuvium sessile Pers. – Western sea-purslane
- Sesuvium trianthemoides Correll – Texas sea-purslane
- Sesuvium verrucosum Raf. – Verrucose sea-purslane[2]
References
- ^ "Sesuvium L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ a b "Sesuvium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Gulliver 1864, p. 251.
Bibliography
- Gulliver, George (1864). "Observations on Raphides and other Crystals". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. Third Series. 14: 250–252.
External links
Media related to Sesuvium at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sesuvium at Wikispecies