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Thalassia hemprichii

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BISH 581749Botany

Thalassia hemprichii

Sickle seagrass

As recorded: Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb. ex Solms) Asch.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae

Collected by: Dawson, E.Y.
Collector number: 11164
Date: January 30, 1953
Locality: Sand flats of Cua Be near Truong Dong.
Region: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Identified by: St.John, H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

39 Bishop specimens of Thalassia hemprichii · collected 1945–2022Species page ›

Thalassia hemprichii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 123 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

Thalassia hemprichii observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Vanuatu, VU

(c) Mayumi Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thalassia hemprichii observed 2026-08-18

2026-08-18

Puamalay beach, Com, Timor-Leste

(c) Jafet Potenzo Lopes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thalassia hemprichii observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

West, SG

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

Thalassia hemprichii observed 2026-07-14

2026-07-14

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thalassia hemprichii observed 2026-07-11

2026-07-11

Vanuatu, VU

(c) David Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Thalassia hemprichii observed 2026-06-28

2026-06-28

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Thalassia hemprichii. BISH 581749. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459185. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/581749.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956459185 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026