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Euphorbia hirta

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BISH 131575Botany

Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant

As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14213
Date: May 12, 1934
Locality: Fatiapoto to Fareura, ridge
Island: Mehetia Island
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 410 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia hirta · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Euphorbia hirta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,473 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India

(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India

(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Palm Island, QLD, AU

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

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

臺灣島, 鳥松區, 高雄市, TW

(c) Ramon Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-27

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 131575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615219. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/131575.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956615219 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026