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Portulaca molokiniensis
As recorded: Portulaca molokiniensis Hobdy
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.; Corn, C.G. Clarke →C. Corn →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 388
- Date
- 1980
- Locality
- W side of Kamohio Bay
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- 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 molokiniensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-09-23.

2023-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-14
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) mauijeep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-16
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2011-04-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca molokiniensis. BISH 497377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460763 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
