Spermacoce latifolia
oval-leaf false-buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce bartlingiana (DC.) Hemsl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W1602
- Date
- February 13, 1974
- Locality
- Inland from Luatuanu'u
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 13, 1974, Whistler, W.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Albizia chinensis
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Calanthe triplicata
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Calophyllum neoebudicum
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Crassocephalum crepidioides
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Digitaria horizontalis
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Digitaria setigera
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Eumachia forsteriana
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Eumachia geminodens
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Falcataria falcata
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Falcataria falcata
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Garcinia myrtifolia
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Spermacoce latifolia
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Syzygium inophylloides
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Tarenna sambucina
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Spermacoce latifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 430 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
臺灣島, 吉安鄉, 花蓮縣, TW
(c) snowlingo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
922台灣屏東縣來義鄉
(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-13
555台灣南投縣魚池鄉大雁村
(c) captor asamu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Touliao Rd, Daxi District, Taoyuan City, TW
(c) john, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Zhinan Rd Sec 3 Ln 38, Wenshan District, Taipei City, TW
(c) May Fu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spermacoce latifolia. BISH 418204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418204.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683059 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026