Portulaca lutea
Native Yellow Purslane
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 34570
- Date
- August 8, 1952
- Locality
- Bikar islet
- Island
- Bikar Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Geesink, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Portulaca lutea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. 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 171120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956622821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/171120.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956622821 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026