BISH 576841Botany

Boerhavia tetrandra

As recorded: Boerhavia tetrandra G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: Gilmartin, M.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: September 1, 1955
Locality: Rigili Islet
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Identified by: Lane, I.E.
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Boerhavia tetrandra · collected 1840–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1955, Gilmartin, M. also collected 23 other specimens.

Boerhavia tetrandra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14

Pitcairn Islands, PN

(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Honuea, French Polynesia, PF

(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-25

Palmyra, UM

(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-31

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-16

Rimatu’u, PF

(c) Eve M Hallock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-16

Fualopa, Tuvalu, TV

(c) Sam Panapa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Boerhavia tetrandra. BISH 576841. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675587. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/576841.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956675587 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026