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Boerhavia repens
As recorded: Boerhavia repens L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Handy, E.S.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 14, 1931
- Locality
- Near landing
- Island
- Niʻihau
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1931, Handy, E.S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Boerhavia repens
Botany
Chloris barbata
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Euphorbia hirta
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Ipomoea batatas
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Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
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Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Setaria adhaerens
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Vitex rotundifolia
Botany
Boerhavia repens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Kealahou St + Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Boerhavia repens. BISH 60730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233365. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956233365 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026