Trees & Plants

Shoreline purslane

Lonumagoo

Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.)

Occasional on sandy seashores (L.) L. L., Used as a vegetable to prepare salads and similar items. It is also grown as an ornamental and as a ground cover to prevent erosion in dune vegetation. In traditional medicine, the plant is used as a haemostatic and to treat various infec

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uses: Used as a vegetable to prepare salads and similar items. It is also grown as an ornamental and as a ground cover to prevent erosion in dune vegetation. In traditional medicine, the plant is used as a haemostatic and to treat various infections and kidney problems. on
family: Aizoaceae
synonym: Portulaca portulacastrum L., Trianthema polyandra Blume as
description: Succulent, perennial herbs; stems prostate, creeping, much-branched, greenish-red, rooting at nodes. Leaves × opposite, 2-6 0.5 - 1.5 cm, oblanceolate or spathulate, glabrous, fleshy, rounded at apex, narrowed towards base. Flowers axillary, solitary or clustered, 5- 8 mm long, pinkish-violet or purple. Capsules included in perianth; seeds many, black, reniform, smooth with long funicles.
native range: Africa, Asia, Australia and America
distribution: Pantropical
english names: Shoreline purslane · sea purslane
flowering fruiting: November- December
occurrence maldives: Occasional on sandy seashores (L.) L. L.,