BISH 18575Botany

Torenia crustacea

Brittle False Pimpernel

As recorded: Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Linderniaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 4473
Date: November 15, 1930
Locality: Dist.: Hitiaa: Puunui
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 390 m
Identified by: Grant, M.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

83 Bishop specimens of Torenia crustacea · collected 1894–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 15, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Torenia crustacea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 18575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378653. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18575.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956378653 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026