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Spermacoce
False Buttonweeds
As recorded: Spermacoce L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8973
- Date
- December 4, 1973
- Locality
- Yala NP, Hambantota, Mahasselawa
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Spermacoce observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,088 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Chuluota Wilderness Area
(c) Tony Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
BLOCK-2, M M PRAVALLIKA MEADOWS, Suncity, BSM Extension, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560060, India
no rights reserved
2026-10-25
Indian Harbour Brach, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937, USA
(c) rh0ndrlm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) Abraham Sánchez Romero, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
E Romana St, Pensacola, FL, US
(c) ro-13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spermacoce. BISH 439925. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956260064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439925.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956260064 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026