BISH 1002142Botany

Spermacoce

False Buttonweeds

As recorded: Spermacoce L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 9359
Date: February 6, 1991
Locality: Ilua area
Island: Mbanika
Region: Mbanika, Solomon Islands
Elevation: 80 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

25 Bishop specimens of Spermacoce · collected 1973–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 6, 1991, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spermacoce observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,090 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Chuluota Wilderness Area

(c) Tony Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

BLOCK-2, M M PRAVALLIKA MEADOWS, Suncity, BSM Extension, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560060, India

no rights reserved

2026-10-25

Indian Harbour Brach, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937, USA

(c) rh0ndrlm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

La Paz, MX-BS, MX

(c) Abraham Sánchez Romero, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

E Romana St, Pensacola, FL, US

(c) ro-13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Spermacoce. BISH 1002142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1002142.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956528834 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026