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Halophila beccarii
As recorded: Halophila beccarii Asch.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 11397
- Date
- February 20, 1953
- Locality
- Inner Bay of Binhoang, near Nhatrang, central Vietnam
- Region
- Vietnam
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 20, 1953, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 3 other specimens.
Halophila beccarii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.

2026-08-11
Taiwan
(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-04-17
Taiwan
(c) 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-20
Guangdong, CN
(c) oootj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-20
Guangdong, CN
(c) oootj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-20
Guangdong, CN
(c) oootj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-03
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halophila beccarii. BISH 112336. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112336.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162321 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
