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BISH 128279Botany

Achyranthes aspera

Devil's Horsewhip

As recorded: Achyranthes aspera var. aspera

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 15914
Date: August 5, 1934
Locality: S Pic Rouge
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

257 Bishop specimens of Achyranthes aspera · collected 1836–2021Species page ›

Achyranthes aspera observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,248 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Achyranthes aspera observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

1-66, Snehapuri Colony, Nacharam, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India

(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Achyranthes aspera observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Fracc Musalá Isla Bonita, Raquet Club, 80065 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México

(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Achyranthes aspera observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Fracc Musalá Isla Bonita, Raquet Club, 80065 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México

(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Achyranthes aspera observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Cape Town, South Africa

(c) Debbie Wall Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Achyranthes aspera observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Cape Town, South Africa

(c) Jenny Louw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Achyranthes aspera observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

812台灣高雄市小港區坪頂里

(c) 挺植觀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Achyranthes aspera. BISH 128279. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615607. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/128279.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956615607 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026