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Euphorbia hirta
Asthma Plant
As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Quayle, E.H.; Curtis, C.C.C.C. Curtis →Ernest H. Quayle →
- Collector number
- 452
- Date
- May 2, 1922
- Locality
- Makaroa
- Island
- Makaroa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 2, 1922, Quayle, E.H.; Curtis, C.C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Euphorbia hirta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,473 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR
(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-27
29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India
(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Palm Island, QLD, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
臺灣島, 鳥松區, 高雄市, TW
(c) Ramon Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Indira Gandhi Marg, Junagadh, Gujarat, IN
(c) Jayswal Divakar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia hirta. BISH 131546. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/131546.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026