BISH 634332Botany

Portulaca lutea

Native Yellow Purslane

As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: Cartier, C.
Collector number: 216
Date: June 20, 1991
Locality: Moorea. Moto Fareone. NW shore on conglomerate
Island: Moorea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

341 Bishop specimens of Portulaca lutea · collected 1896–2020Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 20, 1991, Cartier, C. also collected 21 other specimens.

Portulaca lutea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-18.

2026-08-18

Togo Chasm Sea Track, Niue, NU

(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-15

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2026-02-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-05-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Portulaca lutea. BISH 634332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434776. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634332.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956434776 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026