BISH 421850Botany

Boerhavia tetrandra

As recorded: Boerhavia tetrandra G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21771
Date: August 28, 1946
Locality: Likeip Island
Island: Likiep Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Boerhavia tetrandra · collected 1840–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 28, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Boerhavia tetrandra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14

Pitcairn Islands, PN

(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Honuea, French Polynesia, PF

(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-25

Palmyra, UM

(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-31

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-16

Rimatu’u, PF

(c) Eve M Hallock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-16

Fualopa, Tuvalu, TV

(c) Sam Panapa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Boerhavia tetrandra. BISH 421850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263278. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421850.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956263278 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026