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Portulaca lutea

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BISH 794347Botany

Portulaca lutea

Native Yellow Purslane

As recorded: Portulaca lutea Sol. ex G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: Kepler, A.K.
Collector number: 90-167
Date: April 7, 1990
Locality: Christmas Is., SE perimeter
Island: Caroline Atoll
Region: Kiribati
Elevation: 4 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

341 Bishop specimens of Portulaca lutea · collected 1896–2020Species page ›

Portulaca lutea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-18.

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-08-18

2026-08-18

Togo Chasm Sea Track, Niue, NU

(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-04-15

2026-04-15

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-02-28

2026-02-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Portulaca lutea observed 2026-02-28

2026-02-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Portulaca lutea observed 2024-05-25

2024-05-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portulaca lutea observed 2024-01-11

2024-01-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Portulaca lutea. BISH 794347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/794347.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956642805 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026