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Grona heterocarpos
As recorded: Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 603
- Date
- August 9, 1921
- Locality
- Sani ridge, back of Fitiuta
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1921, Garber, D.W. also collected 18 other specimens.
Grona heterocarpos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 479 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
(c) poq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Tai Po Kau, New Territories, HK
(c) humidgreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Wenzhou, CN-ZJ, CN
(c) 藜梓柠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
黎和生態公園
(c) jameslin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
236台灣新北市土城區頂埔里236號大暖坑公園
(c) daniel1110501, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
文山森林公園, 文山區, 臺北市, TW
(c) jeanchen0912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Grona heterocarpos. BISH 154298. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/154298.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455066 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
