
Portulaca
purslanes
As recorded: Portulaca L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.; Hobdy, R.; Hobdy, B.; Hobdy, N.; Smith, K.B. Hobdy →N. Hobdy →Robert Hobdy →S.W. Mill →Dustin S. Smith →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5666
- Date
- July 12, 1986
- Locality
- Ulupalakua Ranch, lands of Palauea adjacent to Keauhou, S of Puu Io,
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Portulaca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,085 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
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2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca. BISH 505833. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956257172. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505833.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956257172 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
