
Portulaca oleracea
As recorded: Portulaca oleracea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 64804
- Date
- August 14, 1985
- Locality
- Maupiti I., Motu Auira, lagoon side of S end
- Island
- Maupiti Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1985, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Portulaca oleracea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50,284 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
277 07 Vraňany, Česko
no rights reserved

2026-10-28
32330 Courrensan, France
(c) nathalietotin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Wymysłów 26A, 98-220, Polska
(c) Łukasz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Budapest, Rózsák tere, 1074 Ungarn
(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Portulaca oleracea. BISH 614962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347443. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/614962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347443 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
