Sesuvium

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sesuvium (derivation unknown). Aizoaceae. Erect or prostrate, branched, succulent herbs or subshrubs, adapted to the warm- or coolhouse: lvs. opposite, somewhat fleshy, linear or oblong: fls. axillary, sessile or pedunculate, solitary, clustered or rarely subcorymbose, frequently flesh-colored or purple, with 2 bracts or bractless; calyx-tube turbinate, the lobes 5, oblong, obtuse, colored inside; petals none; stamens 5; ovary free: caps. oblong, membranaceous, 3-5-celled, circumscissilly dehiscent.—About 13 species, warmer temperate and tropical regions of the world, usually littoral. S. Portulacastrum, Linn. A diffuse procumbent or prostrate herb often wholly blood-red or purple: lvs. succulent, linear to oblanceolate or obovate-oblong, much narrowed at the base: fls. axillary, purplish or rose, peduncles equaling or shorter, rarely longer than the fls.; calyx deeply 5-lobed, the lobes ovate-lanceolate, obtuse with a mucro just below the apex behind; ovary usually 3-celled. Tropics and warmer regions of both hemispheres.—Sometimes used as a pot-herb. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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