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Commicarpus chinensis
As recorded: Commicarpus chinensis (L.) Heimerl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41316
- Date
- October 6, 1960
- Island
- Heron
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1960, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Commicarpus chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
F82F+VHW, CUC, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
(c) Shikha Sreenivas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Бхаратпур, Раджастан, Индия
(c) Elena Maksimkina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Ghamroj, Haryana 122102, India
(c) Sahil Sharma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
uMkhanyakude District Municipality, South Africa
(c) altagray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
uMkhanyakude District Municipality, South Africa
(c) bradgray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Izinga Park 2 Umhlanga, Herrwood Park, Durban, 4068, South Africa
(c) Daniel Seppings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Commicarpus chinensis. BISH 167448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956532518. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/167448.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956532518 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
