Portulaca lutea
Native Yellow Purslane
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Lamb, S.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 7, 1938
- Locality
- Canton Island
- Island
- Canton (=Kanton)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- Geesink, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1938, Lamb, S.H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Portulaca lutea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-18.
2026-08-18
Togo Chasm Sea Track, Niue, NU
(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 170886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956302555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170886.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956302555 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026