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Pleurolobus gangeticus
sal-leaved desmodium
As recorded: Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; St.John, H.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 12042
- Date
- September 5, 1934
- Locality
- Oromana
- Island
- Rimatara
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 5, 1934, Fosberg, F.R.; St.John, H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Pleurolobus gangeticus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 256 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
732台灣臺南市白河區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Guddu choudhury, near Post office, 285W+4P7, agriapada, Tileimal, Odisha 768221, India
(c) Nikita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
CR7X+6PV, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Artist Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
CR7X+6PV, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Manjima Km, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Manemohadi, Maharashtra, India
(c) priyanshu_chowdhary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pleurolobus gangeticus. BISH 404978. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404978.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956416602 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026