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Commelina benghalensis
As recorded: Commelina benghalensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 31338
- Date
- February 5, 1950
- Locality
- Fanuchuluyan Bay
- Island
- Saipan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 5, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Amaranthus viridis
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Clitoria ternatea
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Indigofera tinctoria
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Leptopetalum strigulosum
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Malvastrum coromandelianum
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Myoporum boninense
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Phyllanthus marianus
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Ruellia blechum
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Senna sophera
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Trema orientale
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Tridax procumbens
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Urochloa mutica
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Zoysia matrella
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Commelina benghalensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,669 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Yopal, Casanare, CO
(c) Deyvid Ronaldo Blass Meneses Barrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, US
(c) ngerlach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-24
PES College Campus, Mandya, Karnataka 571401, India
(c) shivaprakash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
HBCP East
(c) Kate Bridges-Lyman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
E Cortney Pl, Anaheim, CA, US
(c) Bryan Fewell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
(c) Toki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Commelina benghalensis. BISH 436422. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436422.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026