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Spermacoce exilis
Pacific False Buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce exilis (L.O.Williams) C.D.Adams
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosokawa, T.
- Collector number
- 5572
- Date
- August 11, 1933
- Locality
- Rêtau-nêpiichi
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1933, Hosokawa, T. also collected 7 other specimens.
Spermacoce exilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
Sapé - PB, Brasil
(c) Frederico Acaz Sonntag, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Nawahi Ln, Hilo, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-20
Opp S'pore Cricket Club, Singapore
no rights reserved
2026-03-13
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) ruddy2410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-08
Fairlodge, 新加坡
(c) hawkii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermacoce exilis. BISH 173475. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956614399. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173475.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956614399 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026