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Portulaca lutea
Native Yellow Purslane
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 2, 1938
- Locality
- off Laie Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1938, Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Portulaca lutea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-15.
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)
2024-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca lutea. BISH 423390. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956503410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423390.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956503410 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026