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Portieria hornemannii
As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae
- Collected by
- Ball, F.
- Collector number
- IA 17259
- Date
- July 13, 1977
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1977, Ball, F. also collected 9 other specimens.
Portieria hornemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-29.

2026-07-29
Lanai 5
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-08
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-10
Kapiʻolani Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portieria hornemannii. BISH 693853. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956510687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693853.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956510687 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
