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Boerhavia glabrata
As recorded: Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J.W.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Harris, W.
- Collector number
- 10 2504-8
- Date
- August 5, 1938
- Locality
- Tau - Luma, side of back trail Falemai to Musa's Fale, 500 ft. from shsore
- Island
- Tau
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1938, Harris, W. also collected 12 other specimens.
Boerhavia glabrata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05
Qimei Township, Penghu County, TW
(c) cypraea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉
(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
台灣澎湖縣望安鄉
(c) tsou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
澎湖島, 湖西鄉, 澎湖縣, TW
(c) naturalchao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Green Island Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) jule7232, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Boerhavia glabrata. BISH 167277. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/167277.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273762 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
