BISH 187865Botany

Verbena litoralis

Seashore vervain

As recorded: Verbena litoralis Kunth

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 15869
Date: August 3, 1934
Locality: Raiurua
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 8 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.; Darwin, S.P.S.P. Darwin →Albert C. Smith →
Record type: Preserved specimen

125 Bishop specimens of Verbena litoralis · collected 1851–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 3, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Verbena litoralis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Te Ākau, New Zealand

(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Tongapōrutu 4378, New Zealand

(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19

Maui, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

FH64+863 Humedal Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria Costanera Norte, Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

no rights reserved

2026-10-06

Mākara, Wellington, New Zealand

(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

María Auxiliadora, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis., México

(c) Samdy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Verbena litoralis. BISH 187865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416589. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187865.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956416589 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026