Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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PLANTS OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
MIYAKO JIMA Flora of
(.Manuscripi ^
Sesuvium portulacastrum L.
D«U F. R. Fosberg
Locality Base of Iri-Henna-Mi saki Peninsula
1.7 km* n.w. of Kariraata
Occurrence Common on extremely rough pitted
limestone platform
Date Aug «21* 1956	Alt. 2 m. (from map)
Coll. F.R. Fosberg	No. 381*02
Remarks prostrate, stems green, scarcely
red tinged, brittle, leaves somewhat
compressed, scarcely glossy; flowers pink.
Pacific Vegetation Project
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