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Portulaca lutea
Native Yellow Purslane
As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.; Kepler, K.Robert Hobdy →Angela Kay Kepler →
- Collector number
- 1141
- Date
- September 8, 1981
- Locality
- Mokuhooniki, upper elevations
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1981, Hobdy, R.W.; Kepler, K. also collected 16 other specimens.
Boerhavia diffusa
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chenopodiastrum murale
Botany
Cynodon dactylon
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Botany
Lantana camara
Botany
Lipochaeta integrifolia
Botany
Lycium sandwicense
Botany
Panicum fauriei
Botany
Panicum torridum
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Portulaca lutea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. 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 793304. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461404. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/793304.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956461404 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026