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Boerhavia repens
Crawling Spiderling
As recorded: Boerhavia repens L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 14186
- Date
- July 4, 1937
- Locality
- Laie
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1937, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Boerhavia repens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. 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 613439. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683207. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/613439.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683207 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026