- Family : AIZOACEAE
(Carpet-Weed Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : VISHAKHAPARA FAMILY
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Aizoaceae
- Basionym : Portulaca portulacastrum L.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
- Vernacular name :
- Kadal Vazhukkai Keerai (Tamil)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Coast, Salt marshes
- Comments / notes : In dense masses on the floor of clayey soil, near mangoov swamps along sea coast.
- Flower, Fruit : November-May
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Nellore district, West Godavari district
- Kerala : KSD, Kannur district, Alappuzha district
- Odisha : Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Balasore district, Kendrapara district
- Tamil Nadu : Cuddalore district
- West Bengal : Midnapur, Murshidabad, 24-Parganas
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
- Native : Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Islands, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombi
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Pantropical
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sesuvium portulacastrum. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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