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Spermacoce hispida

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BISH 173465Botany

Spermacoce hispida

Shaggy Buttonweed

As recorded: Spermacoce hispida L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Ramos, M.
Collector number: 1786
Date: September 1, 1920
Locality: British N.B. Sandakan & vicinity
Island: North Borneo
Region: Malaysia
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Spermacoce hispida · collected 1920–1977Species page ›

Spermacoce hispida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-04-21.

Spermacoce hispida observed 2023-04-21

2023-04-21

Bedok, Singapore

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

Spermacoce hispida observed 2022-07-17

2022-07-17

Changi, Singapore

(c) chugbug111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spermacoce hispida observed 2021-10-31

2021-10-31

Rachanamadu, Karnataka, India

(c) Subbu Ramanathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spermacoce hispida observed 2019-10-13

2019-10-13

Club Mahindra Puducherry, Cummune Panchayat, Manapet, Puducherry

(c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Spermacoce hispida observed 2018-05-25

2018-05-25

Steve Irwin Reserve, sandy flat N of Stones Crossing, Cape York QLD

(c) Jason Searle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spermacoce hispida observed 2014-09-10

2014-09-10

Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India

(c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Spermacoce hispida. BISH 173465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956549044. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173465.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956549044 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026