Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Desmodium
ticktrefoils
As recorded: Desmodium Desv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 5488
- Date
- October 27, 1983
- Locality
- FAAA, route du Mt. Marau
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 700 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 4 other specimens.
Desmodium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60,825 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Australia
(c) anabiosis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, US
(c) asmith360, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Foxwell Rd at Galaxy Drive, Coomera QLD 4209, Australia
(c) Timothy Ouchtomsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Banks, AL 36005, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL, US
(c) Stephen Hodges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Kérou, Bénin
(c) t_venceslas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium. BISH 492358. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/492358.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495678 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
