Portulaca lutea
Native Yellow Purslane
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney Expedition
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 1, 1922
- Locality
- Maria Island
- Island
- Maria (Moerenhout)
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1922, Whitney Expedition also collected 14 other specimens.
Achyranthes velutina
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Achyranthes velutina
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Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Kadua romanzoffiensis
Botany
Kadua romanzoffiensis
Botany
Lepidium bidentoides
Botany
Lepturus repens
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Portulaca lutea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 170963. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956487129. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170963.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956487129 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026