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Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 161 (170395)
- Date
- September 10, 1965
- Locality
- Fonuakula farn, taro plantation
- Island
- Niue Island
- Region
- Niue
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 10, 1965, Sykes, W.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Spermacoce remota observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,736 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Chuluota Wilderness Area
(c) Tony Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
E Dania Beach Blvd, Dania Beach, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Guayabal, Valdesia, DO
(c) Evelyn Teresa Encarnación García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spermacoce remota. BISH 41147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/41147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185273 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026