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Euphorbia hirta
Asthma Plant
As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Bessey, E.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 1, 1936
- Locality
- Baker Island
- Island
- Baker Island
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1936, Bessey, E.A. also collected 18 other specimens.
Euphorbia hirta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,472 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR
(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27
29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Palm Island, QLD, AU
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
臺灣島, 鳥松區, 高雄市, TW
(c) Ramon Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Indira Gandhi Marg, Junagadh, Gujarat, IN
(c) Jayswal Divakar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Poinsettia Rd, Auburndale, FL, US
(c) rockeater, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia hirta. BISH 23082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/23082.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150595 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
