
Ludwigia erecta
yerba de jicotea
As recorded: Ludwigia erecta (L.) H.Hara
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Stokes, A.M.
- Collector number
- 99
- Date
- February 17, 1921
- Locality
- Upopepe
- Island
- Rurutu
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 198 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 17, 1921, Stokes, A.M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ludwigia erecta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 584 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
2FRC+8M9, San Miguelito, Provincia de Panamá, Panamá
(c) Anthony Batista, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-08
Dutse, NG-JI, NG
(c) Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
730台灣臺南市新營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
731台灣臺南市後壁區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
736台灣臺南市柳營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
736台灣臺南市柳營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ludwigia erecta. BISH 168426. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956472364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/168426.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956472364 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
