Portulaca hawaiiensis O. Deg. , Fl. Hawaiiensis, fam. 117. Portulaca hawaiiensis. 1937.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. O. Degener 10914. 16 September 1929. Hawai`i: South Point, among rocks on slopes near sea, yellow arid clay. Isotype(s) [BISH! [2], MASS!, NY [mfc!], US].

Note: One of the BISH isotypes is on loan to CANB (since 1991). Both sheets currently at BISH are ex herb. Degener. The sheet labeled as holotype contains only a fragment packet. The NY sheet is labeled "Cotype" in Degener's hand.

=Portulaca villosa
Note: One of the BISH isotypes is on loan to CANB (since 1991). Both sheets currently at BISH are ex herb. Degener. The sheet labeled as holotype contains only a fragment packet. The NY sheet is labeled "Cotype" in Degener's hand.

*Verification: R.K. Shannon.