Pistia stratiotes
Water Lettuce
As recorded: Pistia stratiotes L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 4621
- Date
- June 5, 1983
- Locality
- Arue, source du camp militaire, km 4
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 5, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 5 other specimens.
Pistia stratiotes observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,518 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Karangsambung, Kec. Kedungwaringin, Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
(c) DIDIK, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Ciudad Universitaria, Puerto Ángel,, 70902 Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, México
(c) Mauricio Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Nanjing, CN-JS, CN
(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Nanjing, CN-JS, CN
(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
34VJ+3QM, Madpal, Chhattisgarh 494001, India
(c) Alisha Yadav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Christ College Road, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, IN
(c) Swetha Swetha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pistia stratiotes. BISH 554434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956137966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956137966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026