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FLOKA OF .TA>rAICA 



Sesuvium 



S. Portulaeastrum L. Syst. fd. 10, 1058(1759); Jacq. Sel. 

 Stlrp. Amcr. 155, /. 95 ; Sw. Ohs. 204 ; 3Iarf. Jam. ii. 171 ; 

 Griseh. Fl. Br. W. Lid. 57 ; Bohrh. !n Fl. Bras', xlv. pt. 2, 310, 

 /. 70 ; Urh. Synih. Anf. iv. 230. Aizoon repens foliis (fee. Browne 

 Hist. Jam. 241. Portulaca Portulaccastrum L. Sjj. PL 446 

 (1753). Portulaca aizoides maritima &c. Sloane Cat. 'i^^ & 

 Hist, i 204. (Fig. 61.) 



"Sampler" (Sloane). 



Sea-shore. Passage Fort, Old Harbour, and Cays off Port Royal, 

 Sloane Herb. iv. 9*! Brougliton\ Macfadyen ; March\ sea-coast, Don- 



Fig. 61. Sesuvium Portulaeastrum L. 



A J Portion of plant in flower X '^. 



B, Flower with portion of perianth and 



some stamens removed x 3. 

 0, Capstile with npper part fallen x 3. 



D, Lower part of C cut across x 3. 



E, Seed in section x lU ; c,l endosperm ; 



c, cotyledons ; r, radicle. 



caster Pen, Campbell ! Spanish Town road, Harris ! Fl. Jam. 6428, 6579, 

 8183, 9105. Bermuda, Bahamas, Cayman, Cuba, Hispaniola, Porto Eico, 

 St. Thomas, St. Jan, St. Cruz, St. Bartholomew, St. Kitts, Sandy Is. 

 near Antigua, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Vincent, Bequia, Barbados, 

 Curasao, tropical and subtropical regions. 



Stems trailing with ascending to erect branches, 6-12 in. high. Leaves 

 2*5-5 cm. 1., 2-8 mm. br. Flowers generally solitary, stalked. Perianth 

 8-1 cm. 1., green outside, crimson inside. Seeds black, about 1 mm. 1. 



"'Tis pickled, and eat as English Sampler" (Sloane). Dr. Dancer 

 speaks highly of the decoction as a gargle. 



