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Caperonia palustris
Sacatrapo
As recorded: Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Neubauer, G.
- Collector number
- 12676
- Date
- March 19, 1986
- Locality
- Marshy field west of baseball field and southwest of Mangilao Comm. Office, el. Ca. 80m
- Island
- Guam
- Identified by
- Huft, M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1986, Neubauer, G. also collected 2 other specimens.
Caperonia palustris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 361 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
New Iberia, LA 70560, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-15
Avenida Carlos Linneo, Culiacán, Sin., MX
(c) edna-sandate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Centro Cívico Constitución, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., MX
(c) David Lara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Homestead, FL, US
(c) Noah Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-15
Beaumont, TX, USA
(c) Laura Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-06
Burócrata, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caperonia palustris. BISH 500673. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500673.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495970 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
