Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Sphaeranthus africanus
African Globe Thistle
As recorded: Sphaeranthus africanus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3257
- Date
- February 2, 1934
- Locality
- Chung Ngo Shan (Ch'ang-kiang District)
- Island
- Hainan Island
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 5 other specimens.
Sphaeranthus africanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-13.
2026-04-13
Taiwan, TW
(c) 陳育維, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Yangon, MM
(c) myomyintthu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Taiwan, TW
(c) 羅元甫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-09
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-22
Taiwan, TW
(c) changchih-yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-22
Taiwan, TW
(c) changchih-yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sphaeranthus africanus. BISH 132996. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279206. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/132996.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279206 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026