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Portulaca umbraticola

Kunth (1823)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Portulacaceae Genus: Portulaca

wingpod purslane, wingpod purslane cv. 'wildfire'

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Bibliography

Name Published In: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 72 (1823)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:465 (KEY), 466 (DESCR [as P. ‘Wildfire’]); Ross & Faccenda 2023a:51 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:204 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Portulaca umbraticola Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Institute for Astronomy Preserved_Specimen Prostrate herb in flower bed, in full sun. Petals majenta, not fragrant (morning). Lau, J. 1371 Oahu BISH 1985-09-02
2 Portulaca umbraticola Hanauma Ridge Trail Disturbed coastal shrubland and grassland. Growing with Leucaena, Prosopis, Megathysus, Emilia, Chloris, Asystasia, Waltheria, Bidens, Melenis. Locall abundant on the northwest facing slopes below the Hanauma Ridge trail, >100 plants. Preserved_Specimen Annual or perennial herb, 5-20 cm. in height; stems prostrate to erect; petals yellow; capsules encircled by an expanded wing. Ross, M.C. 1813 Oahu BISH 2022-01-12
3 Portulaca umbraticola 2357B Palolo Ave, Preserved_Specimen Suenaga, B. Oahu BISH 1985-08-19
4 Portulaca umbraticola Ka Iwi Shoreline Trail. Disturbed coastal shrubland and grassland. Growing along the trail with Prosopis, Chloris, Megathyrsus, Atriplex, Malvastrum, Distimake. Locally abundant in disturbed muddy areas along the Ka Iwi Shoreline trail, >1000 plants Preserved_Specimen Annual or perennial herb, 5-20 cm. in height; stems prostrate to erect; petals white; capsules encircled by an expanded wing. Ross, M.C. 1816 Oahu BISH 2022-01-12
5 Portulaca umbraticola Hanauma Ridge Trail Disturbed coastal shrubland and grassland. Growing with Leucaena, Prosopis, Megathyrsus, Emilia, Chloris, Asystasia, Waltheria, Bidens, Melenis. Locally abundant on the northwest facing slopes below the Hanauma Ridge trail, >100 plants. Preserved_Specimen Annual or perennial herb, 5-20 cm. in height; stems prostrate to erect; petals yellow; capsules encircled by an expanded wing. Ross, M.C. 1812 Oahu BISH 2022-01-12
6 Portulaca umbraticola Ka Iwi Shoreline Trail Disturbed coastal shrubland and grassland. Growing along the trail margin near a mud pool caused by tire tracks. Growing the Leucaena, Prosopis, Coleus, Megathyrsus, Cenchrus, Ipomoea, Macroptillium, Chloris, Waltheria, Cereus. Locally abundant in muddy disturbed areas along the Ka Iwi Shoreline trail, >1000 plants Preserved_Specimen Annual or perennial herb, 5-20 cm. in height; stems prostrate to erect; petals yellow; capsules encircled by an expanded wing. Ross, M.C. 1814 Oahu BISH 2022-01-12
7 Portulaca umbraticola Koloa. Undeveloped, former cattle grazing land. Preserved_Specimen Flowers on most plants primarily solid yellow, a few solid white in color (not collected but photographed). Plants occurring in patches, two small with a few plants and one larger with dozens of plants. Agostini, T. Kauai BISH 2021-10-23
8 Portulaca umbraticola Ka Iwi Shroeline Trail Disturbed coastal shrubland and grassland. Growing along the trail with Leucaena, Prosopis, Megathysus, Atriplex, Gossyplum, Cenchrus, Emilla, Cereus, Chloris, Trianthema. Locall abundant in muddy disturbed areas along the Ka Iwi Shoreline trail, >1000 plants. Preserved_Specimen Annual or perennial herb, 5-20 cm. in height; stems prostrate to erect; petals yellow; capsules encircled by an expanded wing. Ross, M.C. 1815 Oahu BISH 2022-01-12
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