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Bacopa floribunda
As recorded: Bacopa floribunda (R.Br.) Wettst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 2811
- Date
- December 14, 1933
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity, Ch'ang-kiang District.
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1933, Lau, S.K. also collected 15 other specimens.
Bacopa floribunda observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-17.

2026-04-17
Oenpelli Road close to Arnhem Highway turnoff, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-16
southwest of South Alligator River, Kakadu Highway, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-10
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-02
Waterberg District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Pieter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-19
Yangon, MM
(c) myomyintthu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-30
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bacopa floribunda. BISH 180640. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956669782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/180640.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956669782 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
