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Trianthema portulacastrum
desert horse purslane
As recorded: Trianthema portulacastrum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.; Nishida, G.C.T. Imada →Gordon M. Nishida →
- Collector number
- 96-19
- Date
- December 18, 1996
- Locality
- Waipio Peninsula; Waipio, Pouhala Marsh between Kapakahi & Waikele Streams
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 18, 1996, Imada, C.; Nishida, G. also collected 14 other specimens.
Bolboschoenus maritimus
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Cenchrus ciliaris
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Coccinia grandis
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Cyperus laevigatus
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Diplachne fusca
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Eleocharis geniculata
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Gynandropsis gynandra
Botany
Nicandra physalodes
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Phyllanthus debilis
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
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Senna surattensis
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Setaria adhaerens
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Spergularia marina
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Sporobolus pyramidatus
Botany
Trianthema portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-29.
2026-04-29
Lime St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) James Myers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) JRBeachy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-25
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-24
HPHV+46, Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Zach Hawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trianthema portulacastrum. BISH 650094. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313596. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650094.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956313596 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026