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Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce remota Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Kiehn, M.; Kiehn, M.
- Collector number
- MK-890727-1/1
- Date
- July 27, 1989
- Locality
- Hilo District, Coconut Island
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1989, Kiehn, M.; Kiehn, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Spermacoce remota observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Spermacoce remota. BISH 561455. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/561455.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590389 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026