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Spermacoce ovalifolia
As recorded: Spermacoce ernstii Fosberg & D.Powell
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Kepler, A.K.
- Collector number
- 92-317
- Date
- June 16, 1992
- Locality
- Sonsorol
- Island
- Sonsorol
- Region
- Belau Outliers, Palau
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 16, 1992, Kepler, A.K. also collected 5 other specimens.
Spermacoce ovalifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermacoce ovalifolia. BISH 625524. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647411. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625524.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956647411 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
