- Family:
- Aizoaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Sesuvium L.
Sesuvium hydaspicum (Edgew.) Gonç.

[FZ]
Aizoaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Branching semi-prostrate fleshy annual herb sometimes slightly woody at base.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems up to 50 cm. long, pale coloured, coarsely papillose becoming rough, not rooting at the nodes.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate (by reduction), subopposite or opposite; leaf-lamina 7–23 × 2–5 mm., narrowly elliptic or elliptic-oblong, slightly succulent, with petiole up to 6 mm. long, scarious-winged at the base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary, up to 8 mm. long, sessile.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth segments united for c. 1/3–1/2 their length, equal, narrowly triangular, acute, each with a dorsal apiculus 1–2 mm. long from just below the apex, pink or purple inside, green outside.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5–?, free.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary of 2 carpels, 2-locular, with 2 styles.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit pointed, the lower part thickened.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds 2-several in each loculus, rugose, with more than 20 transverse wrinkles.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Prostrate or straggling annual or short-lived perennial herb; all parts glabrous
- Morphology Stem
- Stems usually rough with small warty outgrowths, not rooting at nodes
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, subopposite or alternate (by reduction); petiole 3–10 mm long, only slightly expanded at base; blade elliptic to ovate, 7–20 x 2–11 mm, base narrowing into petiole, tip rounded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers sessile
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth 5–14 mm long, tube c. 2/5ths as long, tepals narrowly triangular, sinuses between them extending into short horns, tips acute with subapical apiculus 1–2 mm long, inside pink
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5–many, free
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 2-celled; styles 2
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds 2–10 per cell, rugose, black.
- Distribution
- N1 Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan west to Cape Verde, South Africa (Cape Province), India
- Ecology
- Near sea shore.
- Note
- This species was once included within S. sesuvioides, but Gonçalves believes that this name should be used only for certain Angolan and Namibian material with smooth seeds.
[FWTA]
Ficoidaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954
- Morphology General Habit
- Prostrate herb
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx green outside, pink or red within.
[FZ]
Aizoaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- A spreading to prostrate succulent annual or perennial herb very similar to S. hydaspicum (Edgew.) M. L. Gonçalves.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- It differs from the latter mainly in its bigger seeds which have less than 20, prominent transverse wrinkles.
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Sesuvium hydaspicum (Edgew.) Gonç. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1974 | Whyte, A. [s.n.], Malawi | Sesuvium nyasicum | K000076291 | lectotype | Yes |
First published in Garcia de Orta 13: 381 (1965)
Accepted by
- Bohley, K., Winter, P.J.D. & Kadereit, G. (2017). A revision of Sesuvium (Aizoaceae, Sesuvioideae) Systematic Botany 42: 124-147.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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