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Euphorbia prostrata
prostrate sandmat
As recorded: Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Sachet, M.-H.
- Collector number
- 2073
- Date
- December 18, 1974
- Locality
- Takapoto Village
- Island
- Takapoto Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 18, 1974, Sachet, M.-H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Euphorbia prostrata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,793 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Illes Balears, España
(c) Carles Cardona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-29
S Fourth St, Waco, TX, US
(c) eco1-mollyscull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
E Brock Rd, Bloomington, IN, US
(c) Senna Bryce Robeson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
West Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA
(c) dlbowls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia prostrata. BISH 608256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/608256.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956453425 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
