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Boerhavia repens

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BISH 60642Botany

Boerhavia repens

Crawling Spiderling

As recorded: Boerhavia repens L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by
Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Hobdy, R.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →Robert Hobdy →
Collector number
24249
Date
August 20, 1957
Locality
Paopao Point
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.9229, -156.9693 ± 1,014 m
Identified by
Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type
Preserved specimen
280 Bishop specimens of Boerhavia repens · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Boerhavia repens observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-11.

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

Cite this specimen

Boerhavia repens. BISH 60642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402311. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60642.

Record sources