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Desmodium uncinatum
Silverleaf Desmodium
As recorded: Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 632
- Date
- November 21, 1929
- Locality
- Taiohae,
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 21, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Desmodium uncinatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,338 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
GVCW+325, Cyangugu, Rwanda
(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Cd. de México, México
(c) Nathan Zárate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Nimbin NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Stony Chute NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Calle Revolución, El Jalocote, Jal., MX
(c) claudia_ortiz_arrona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Uruguay
(c) silvina piastri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Desmodium uncinatum. BISH 154248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956679741. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/154248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956679741 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026