Achyranthes aspera

Devil's Horsewhip

As recorded: Achyranthes aspera f. subgrandifolia Suess.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14662
Date: May 29, 1934
Locality: Koiovao
Island: Aukena Island
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 20 m
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On May 29, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

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.

2026-10-27

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

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

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)

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)

2026-10-23

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

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

2026-10-23

Cape Town, South Africa

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

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 128282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352154. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/128282.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956352154 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026