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Portieria hornemannii

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Portieria hornemannii

As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae

Collected by: Carper, S.P.; Chun, G.; Fox, R.; Ikawa, M.S.P. Carper →G.E.D. Chun →R. Fox →M. Ikawa →
Collector number: WB 268
Date: May 16, 1988
Locality: West Beach, Lagoon C
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

353 Bishop specimens of Portieria hornemannii · collected 1869–2018Species page ›

Portieria hornemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-29.

Portieria hornemannii observed 2026-07-29

2026-07-29

Lanai 5

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

Portieria hornemannii observed 2026-07-29

2026-07-29

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

Portieria hornemannii observed 2025-02-23

2025-02-23

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

Portieria hornemannii observed 2025-02-23

2025-02-23

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

Portieria hornemannii observed 2025-02-08

2025-02-08

Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA

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

Portieria hornemannii observed 2024-11-10

2024-11-10

Kapiʻolani Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Portieria hornemannii. BISH 668560. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432165. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668560.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956432165 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026