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== Vernacular names == | == Vernacular names == | ||
| − | *Samphire, seaside purslane (En) | + | *Samphire, seaside purslane (En) |
| + | *Pourpier maritime (Fr) | ||
*Indonesia: gelang pasir, gelang laut (Java), karokot (Madura) | *Indonesia: gelang pasir, gelang laut (Java), karokot (Madura) | ||
*Malaysia: gelang laut, sepit | *Malaysia: gelang laut, sepit | ||
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== Observations == | == Observations == | ||
| − | Creeping, succulent, perennial herb, up to about 80 cm long. Stems often reddish and rooting at the nodes. Leaves narrow and fleshy, linear-lanceolate, 1-7 cm × 0.6-1.5 cm. Flowers with numerous pinkish filaments. On seashores and in tidal mud. | + | *Creeping, succulent, perennial herb, up to about 80 cm long. |
| + | *Stems often reddish and rooting at the nodes. | ||
| + | *Leaves narrow and fleshy, linear-lanceolate, 1-7 cm × 0.6-1.5 cm. | ||
| + | *Flowers with numerous pinkish filaments. | ||
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| + | On seashores and in tidal mud. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
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Introduction |
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
- Family: Aizoaceae
Vernacular names
- Samphire, seaside purslane (En)
- Pourpier maritime (Fr)
- Indonesia: gelang pasir, gelang laut (Java), karokot (Madura)
- Malaysia: gelang laut, sepit
- Philippines: dampalit (Tagolog), bilang-bilang (Bisaya), kokobarangka (Tagbanua)
- Cambodia: 'ânluëk preah
- Thailand: phakbia-thale (central), phaengphuai-thale (southern)
- Vietnam: hải châu, phiên hạch.
Distribution
Pantropical.
Uses
The very salty plants can be eaten after repeated boiling in fresh water.
Observations
- Creeping, succulent, perennial herb, up to about 80 cm long.
- Stems often reddish and rooting at the nodes.
- Leaves narrow and fleshy, linear-lanceolate, 1-7 cm × 0.6-1.5 cm.
- Flowers with numerous pinkish filaments.
On seashores and in tidal mud.
Selected sources
7, 13, 33, 66, 91.
