
Portulaca oleracea
As recorded: Portulaca oleracea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Decker, B.G.
- Collector number
- 814
- Date
- November 1, 1963
- Locality
- Central Puamau valley beside Cheferie
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1963, Decker, B.G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Portulaca oleracea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50,261 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
1-27, Snehapuri Colony, Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India
(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Portulaca oleracea. BISH 598374. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438643. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598374.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438643 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
