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Portulaca lutea
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O.F. Raymond Fosberg →V.O. Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 13595
- Date
- January 31, 1937
- Locality
- Kualoa, Mokolii Islet
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Portulaca lutea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-15.
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)
2024-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca lutea. BISH 681466. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956363708. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/681466.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956363708 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026