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Portulaca lutea
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Query, M.Mark Query →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 15949
- Date
- June 7, 2014
- Locality
- Hanalei District, Coastal cliffs and basalt shelves below Princeville.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Portulaca lutea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2014. 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 784542. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528736. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/784542.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528736 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
