Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Garnock-Jones, P.J.
- Collector number
- 983
- Date
- July 4, 1977
- Locality
- 1.2 km from Lomaloma beside track to Dakuilomaloma
- Island
- Vanua Balavu
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.; Darwin, S.P.S.P. Darwin →Albert C. Smith →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1977, Garnock-Jones, P.J. also collected 14 other specimens.
Cerbera manghas
Botany
Christia vespertilionis
Botany
Commersonia bartramia
Botany
Decaspermum vitiense
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Lindsaea agatii
Botany
Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Botany
Mikania micrantha
Botany
Mimosa pudica
Botany
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Botany
Talipariti tiliaceum
Botany
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Wollastonia biflora
Botany
Spermacoce remota observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. 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 420627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459509. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/420627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956459509 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026