BISH 173495Botany

Spermacoce remota

Woodland false buttonweed

As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15007
Date: February 25, 1953
Locality: Sopu, W of Nukualofa
Island: Tongatapu Island
Region: Tonga
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

185 Bishop specimens of Spermacoce remota · collected 1893–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 25, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spermacoce remota observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,735 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)

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Cite this specimen

Spermacoce remota. BISH 173495. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956253732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173495.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956253732 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026