BISH 167185Botany

Boerhavia tetrandra

As recorded: Boerhavia tetrandra G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14347
Date: May 16, 1934
Locality: Tepoto
Island: Tepoto Atoll
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Boerhavia tetrandra · collected 1840–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 16, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Boerhavia tetrandra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14

Pitcairn Islands, PN

(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Honuea, French Polynesia, PF

(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-25

Palmyra, UM

(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-31

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-16

Rimatu’u, PF

(c) Eve M Hallock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-16

Fualopa, Tuvalu, TV

(c) Sam Panapa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Boerhavia tetrandra. BISH 167185. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956308062. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/167185.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956308062 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026