BISH 402120Botany

Pluchea indica

Indian marsh fleabane

As recorded: Pluchea indica (L.) Less.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J.J. Allerton →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 2764
Date: August 13, 1972
Locality: Butaritari Atoll in central part of Butaritari Village
Island: Butaritari Atoll
Region: Kiribati
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

149 Bishop specimens of Pluchea indica · collected 1880–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 13, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pluchea indica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,717 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US

(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Anand Apartment Block-3, Anand Apartment, Nimbaj Nagar, Anand Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411051, India

(c) Bhavya Jain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Mai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Tommy Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Mai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Tommy Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pluchea indica. BISH 402120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402120.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956600723 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026