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Boerhavia diffusa
As recorded: Boerhavia diffusa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, K.P.
- Collector number
- 6
- Date
- November 1, 1946
- Locality
- Johnston Island
- Island
- Johnston Island
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 16.7500, -169.6500
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1946, Fosberg, K.P. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Still here: Boerhavia diffusa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2017-12-06.
2017-12-06
Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Martin Purdy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2017-08-31
Johnston Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Martin Purdy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2017-08-31
Johnston Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Martin Purdy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Boerhavia diffusa. BISH 167138. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956417556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/167138.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956417556 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026