Sesuvium

Sesuvium
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Sesuvioideae
Genus: Sesuvium
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Cypselea Turpin
  • Halimus Rumph. ex Kuntze
  • Psammanthe Hance
  • Pyxipoma Fenzl
  • Radiana Raf.

Sesuvium is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Its species are commonly known as sea-purslanes. The genus includes 14 species native to the tropics and subtropics around the world.