Torenia crustacea
Brittle False Pimpernel
As recorded: Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Linderniaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 382
- Date
- May 10, 1929
- Locality
- Teavaihikaaa, W of Mt Ootua
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 10, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 9 other specimens.
Torenia crustacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,246 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
105th Ln, O Brien, FL, US
(c) tsetse_the_terrible, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Auburn
(c) Kendra Eiland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
807台灣高雄市三民區, 雙湖森林公園
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Lowndes County, US-AL, US
(c) tinymoney97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Black Hammock, FL, USA
(c) Taryn Michelle Gustafson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Torenia crustacea. BISH 180838. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179749. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/180838.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179749 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026