Data from: A revision of Sesuvium (Aizoaceae, Sesuvioideae) Author Bohley, Katharina Author Winter, Pieter J. D. Author Kadereit, Gudrun text Data in brief 2017 2017-01-03 48 1 109071 109071 http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tk922 journal article 10.5061/dryad.tk922 Sesuvium rubriflorum (Urb.) Bohley & G. Kadereit, comb. nov . Cypselea rubriflora Urb., Ark. Bot. 22A (17): 15. 1929.— TYPE : CUBA. Matanzas: Near Caimito de Hanabana on dried out bottoms of ponds, 08 Aug 1923 , Ekman 17016 (B 10 0242330 digital image!, NY). Procumbent herb with perennial root, root ca. 4 mm in diam; shape and size of bladder cells unknown. Leaves tiny ( 1–3 mm long); petiolate ( 1–2 mm long); lateral flaps colorless with fimbriate margins. Flowers ∼ 3.5 mm long, bright red; pedicel 3–7 mm long, very thin, almost hair-like. Stamens five. Ovary with 2 carpels and 2 short styles. Fruit an egg-shaped capsule, opening below middle. Seeds numerous, ∼ 0.2 mm long, brown. Distribution and Habitat — Endemic to Cuba. Notes — Resembles S. humifusum except for the red flowers, the larger number of stamens and its perennial roots.