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Portulaca lutea
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 44
- Date
- September 25, 1924
- Locality
- Howland Island
- Island
- Howland Island
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Geesink, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1924, Christophersen, E. also collected 7 other specimens.
Portulaca lutea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Portulaca lutea. BISH 170898. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956344677. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170898.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956344677 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026