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Spermacoce remota
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Baker, R.F.
- Collector number
- 92
- Date
- April 26, 1975
- Locality
- Herbarium of the H.L. Lyon Arboretum. On bank behind Cottage A
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1975, Baker, R.F. also collected 18 other specimens.
Spermacoce remota observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 350 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) fawningover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermacoce remota. BISH 436688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306189. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436688.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306189 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
