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Pleurolobus gangeticus
sal-leaved desmodium
As recorded: Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 16706
- Date
- August 28, 1934
- Locality
- Peva
- Island
- Rurutu
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Barringtonia asiatica
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Barringtonia asiatica
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Ceodes grandis
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Cerbera manghas
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Cerbera manghas
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Citrus aurantium
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Coleus scutellarioides
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Echinochloa colonum
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Eclipta alba
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Eugenia reinwardtiana
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Eugenia reinwardtiana
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Euphorbia atoto
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Hedychium flavescens
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Lepturus repens
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Metrosideros collina
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Pandanus tectorius
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Pandanus tectorius
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Pandanus tectorius
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Poaceae
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Portulaca lutea
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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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pleurolobus gangeticus. BISH 405317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690584. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405317.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690584 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026