Boerhavia glabrata

As recorded: Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J.W.Moore

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J.J. Allerton →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 2640
Date: August 6, 1972
Locality: Bikenibeau Isl., Tarawa Atolll
Island: Tarawa Atoll
Region: Kiribati
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

137 Bishop specimens of Boerhavia glabrata · collected 1847–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 6, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Boerhavia glabrata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05

Qimei Township, Penghu County, TW

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

2026-10-04

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

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

2026-09-23

台灣澎湖縣望安鄉

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

2026-09-21

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

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

2026-09-19

澎湖島, 湖西鄉, 澎湖縣, TW

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

2026-09-04

Green Island Township, Taitung County, TW

(c) jule7232, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Boerhavia glabrata. BISH 401381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956599955. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/401381.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956599955 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026