Biology:Sesuvium
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Sesuvium is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Its species are commonly known as sea-purslanes.[1] The genus includes 14 species native to the tropics and subtropics around the world.[2]
Description
Raphides occur in at least the leaves and stalks of at least 3 species.[3]
Species
14 species are accepted.[2]
- Sesuvium ayresii Marais
- Sesuvium congense Welw. ex Oliv.
- Sesuvium crithmoides Welw. – Tropical sea-purslane
- Sesuvium edmonstonei Hook.f. – Galápagos carpet weed
- Sesuvium humifusum (Turpin) Bohley & G.Kadereit
- Sesuvium hydaspicum (Edgew.) Gonç.
- Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – Slender sea-purslane
- Sesuvium mezianum (K.Müll.) Bohley & G.Kadereit
- Sesuvium parviflorum DC.
- Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. – Shoreline sea-purslane
- Sesuvium revolutifolium Ortega (synonym Sesuvium verrucosum Raf.) – Verrucose sea-purslane[1]
- Sesuvium rubriflorum (Urb.) Bohley & G.Kadereit
- Sesuvium sesuvioides (Fenzl) Verdc.
- Sesuvium trianthemoides Correll – Texas sea-purslane
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sesuvium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19903. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249699.
External links
Data related to Sesuvium at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q135024 entry
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