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Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Schiffner, V.
- Collector number
- 2681
- Date
- December 26, 1893
- Locality
- Prov. Batavia; In agro Buitenzorgensi
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 230 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Spermacoce remota observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1893. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,736 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Chuluota Wilderness Area
(c) Tony Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
E Dania Beach Blvd, Dania Beach, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Guayabal, Valdesia, DO
(c) Evelyn Teresa Encarnación García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermacoce remota. BISH 173461. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956526865. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173461.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956526865 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
