
Boerhavia albiflora
As recorded: Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W3934
- Date
- August 26, 1978
- Locality
- Fanuatapu - SE tip of the island
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 26, 1978, Whistler, W.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Boerhavia albiflora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-24.

2026-05-24
AU
(c) Lepismium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-17
Hope Vale QLD, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-17
Capricornia Cays National Park, Eurimbula, QLD, AU
(c) Cherish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-16
Capricornia Cays National Park, Eurimbula, QLD, AU
(c) c_louise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-11
Capricornia Cays National Park, Eurimbula, QLD, AU
(c) Jonathan Mills-Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-21
Dongsha Atoll National Park, Pingtung, Taiwan, Taiwan
(c) 蘇昱, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Boerhavia albiflora. BISH 428358. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956655657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428358.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956655657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
