Portulaca sclerocarpa
'ihi makole
As recorded: Portulaca sclerocarpa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FRW 1848
- Date
- 1978
- Locality
- N Kona DISTR. Keauhou 2 AHU. Tr 57(109); NW slopes of Mauna Loa; 4-6km NE of Puu Lehua
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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
Portulaca sclerocarpa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-11-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rosanise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-11-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2019-11-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca sclerocarpa. BISH 469877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956283871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956283871 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026