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Breynia disticha
Snowbush
As recorded: Breynia nivosa (W.Bull) Small
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 1002
- Date
- October 31, 1929
- Locality
- Naval Station
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 14 other specimens.
Buchanania macrocarpa
Botany
Canna indica
Botany
Canna indica
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Diospyros samoensis
Botany
Erythrospermum acuminatissimum
Botany
Hoya betchei
Botany
Hoya nicholsoniae
Botany
Ixora samoensis
Botany
Meryta macrophylla
Botany
Micromelum minutum
Botany
Phaleria acuminata
Botany
Psychotria insularum
Botany
Syzygium samoense
Botany
Breynia disticha observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Aizawl
(c) letlunmang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
KwaMazambane, South Africa
(c) Adel Liebenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
C7QP+J67, Koumac, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Marie Samanich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Nouméa, Sud, New Caledonia
(c) Irisa Hudson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-18
Sud-Kivu, CD-KV, CD
(c) Sylvestre Iragi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Breynia disticha. BISH 137436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177046. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137436.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956177046 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026