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Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Comb Bushmint
As recorded: Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Garnock-Jones, P.J.
- Collector number
- 1013/307386
- Date
- July 4, 1977
- Locality
- 0.8 km from Lomaloma beside track to Dakuilomaloma
- Island
- Vanua Balavu
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 75 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
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Christia vespertilionis
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Commersonia bartramia
Botany
Decaspermum vitiense
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
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Lindsaea agatii
Botany
Mikania micrantha
Botany
Mimosa pudica
Botany
Spermacoce remota
Botany
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Botany
Talipariti tiliaceum
Botany
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Wollastonia biflora
Botany
Mesosphaerum pectinatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 364 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
P380, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
(c) Toki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Mowbray QLD, Australia
(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Route de l'Université, Schœlcher, MQ
(c) Matteo Bellucci, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-19
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-11
Puna Kai Shopping Center, Pāhoa, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Mesosphaerum pectinatum. BISH 421387. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196488. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421387.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196488 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026