Desmodium incanum

creeping beggarweed

As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Sachet, M.-H.
Collector number: 1236
Date: October 5, 1963
Locality: Road from Atuona to Tahauku
Island: Hiva Oa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

143 Bishop specimens of Desmodium incanum · collected 1850–2013Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 5, 1963, Sachet, M.-H. also collected 21 other specimens.

Desmodium incanum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,800 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

SR-544 W, Auburndale, FL, US

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

2026-10-25

Jarabacoa, DO-VE, DO

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

2026-10-23

Spring Hammock Preserve, 2985 Osprey Trail, Longwood, FL 32750, USA

(c) John Serrao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Granada Blvd & Benevento Av, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA

(c) Joe Paysen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

SW 102nd Ave, Miami, FL, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Desmodium incanum. BISH 598755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956264514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598755.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956264514 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026