BISH 1000528Botany

Ludwigia octovalvis

Mexican Primrose-willow

As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae

Collected by: Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.; Florence, J.Jacques Florence →David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Collector number: 6168
Date: July 21, 1988
Locality: Sea level; along stream in Omoa
Island: Fatu Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

267 Bishop specimens of Ludwigia octovalvis · collected 1836–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.; Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ludwigia octovalvis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,439 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Schaefer Rd, Schertz, TX, US

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

2026-10-25

3RM5+QH, 23244 Demasías de los Bledales, B.C.S., México

(c) Luisa Marrón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

La Paz, MX-BS, MX

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

2026-10-25

La Buena Mujer, La Paz, B.C.S., MX

(c) Sula Vanderplank, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

330台灣桃園市桃園區三元成功路三段221巷口

(c) 李貓樹, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

643台灣雲林縣林內鄉林中村9號

(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 1000528. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956456034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1000528.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956456034 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026