Boerhavia albiflora
As recorded: Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Stoddart, D.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →D.R. Stoddart →
- Collector number
- 54854
- Date
- June 7, 1973
- Locality
- in abandoned Gilbertese village site, W end of island
- Island
- Sydney (=Manra)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1973, Fosberg, F.R.; Stoddart, D.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Boerhavia albiflora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 428427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956369972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428427.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956369972 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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