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Portulaca lutea in life — In life — Native Yellow Purslane, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BISH 170880Botany

Portulaca lutea

Native Yellow Purslane

As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 16902
Date: September 4, 1934
Locality: Rimatara - Anapoto
Island: Rimatara
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 3 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

341 Bishop specimens of Portulaca lutea · collected 1896–2020Species page ›

Portulaca lutea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-18.

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-08-18

2026-08-18

Togo Chasm Sea Track, Niue, NU

(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-04-15

2026-04-15

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-02-28

2026-02-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-02-28

2026-02-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Portulaca lutea observed 2024-05-25

2024-05-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portulaca lutea observed 2024-01-11

2024-01-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Portulaca lutea. BISH 170880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393902. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170880.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956393902 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026