
Portulaca oleracea
As recorded: Portulaca oleracea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Chambers, A.F.
- Collector number
- 60
- Date
- June 6, 1974
- Locality
- Tamana
- Island
- Nanumea
- Region
- Tuvalu
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 6, 1974, Chambers, A.F. also collected 2 other specimens.
Portulaca oleracea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50,259 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Grand Junction
(c) kmbryan21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Budapest, Vigadó tér, 1056 Ungarn
(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Route de Laviale, Flagnac, Occitanie, FR
(c) marvin_abn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Trévoux, France
(c) Benjamin Monod-Broca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Τοπική Κοινότητα Τραχήλας, Greece
(c) Stella T. (Sitronella), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Central Pkwy, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Portulaca oleracea. BISH 405385. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210675. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405385.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210675 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
