BISH 599629Botany

Portulaca oleracea

As recorded: Portulaca oleracea L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: Sachet, M.-H.
Collector number: 1971
Date: December 6, 1974
Locality: Tupai Atoll - camp on lagoon side of runway, N end of Atoll
Island: Tupai Atoll
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

310 Bishop specimens of Portulaca oleracea · collected 1901–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 6, 1974, Sachet, M.-H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Portulaca oleracea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50,304 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Calle Pino, Cancún, Q. Roo., MX

(c) Alejandra Castiblanco V., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Calle Pino, Cancún, Q. Roo., MX

(c) Alejandra Castiblanco V., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

S Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA, US

(c) fyf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Illes Balears, España

(c) Carles Cardona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-29

Südoststeiermark, Österreich

(c) Sepp Schmid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, US

(c) abhijna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Portulaca oleracea. BISH 599629. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956657029. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599629.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956657029 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026