Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Blue Porterweed
As recorded: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 19810
- Date
- October 15, 1958
- Locality
- Menge Island
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Identified by
- Moldenke, H.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1958, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Calymperes tenerum
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Crotalaria incana
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Eleusine indica
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Eleusine indica
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Emilia sonchifolia
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Epipremnum aureum
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Gemmabryum apiculatum
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Gemmabryum indicum
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Graptophyllum pictum
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Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Ipomoea violacea
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Laportea ruderalis
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,186 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Miami, FL, US
(c) Christopher Aguilar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Miami, FL, US
(c) valroch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Miami, FL 33174, USA
(c) Matthew Alvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
SW 152nd St, Miami, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Bluefields, NI-AS, NI
(c) Kimberly Hammond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. BISH 187757. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187757.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956516706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026