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Portieria hornemannii
As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- IA 21056
- Date
- October 19, 1992
- Locality
- W of Lae o Kaka
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1992, Hau, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Portieria hornemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portieria hornemannii. BISH 693859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956261004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956261004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
