Spermacoce ovalifolia

As recorded: Spermacoce ernstii Fosberg & D.Powell

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 9186
Date: September 25, 1988
Locality: Majuro Island
Island: Majuro Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

37 Bishop specimens of Spermacoce ovalifolia · collected 1895–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 25, 1988, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spermacoce ovalifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-01-25.

2024-01-25

Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

(c) Alejandra Castiblanco V., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-12

Vía 712, Alajuela, CR

(c) Emily Franzen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-05-07

Via Quebrada Sunungo, Vilcabamba 110119, Ecuador

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

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Cite this specimen

Spermacoce ovalifolia. BISH 606415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496182. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/606415.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956496182 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026