Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant

As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Cartier, C.
Collector number: 215
Date: June 20, 1991
Locality: Motu Fareone, S shore, back of beach
Island: Moorea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia hirta · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 20, 1991, Cartier, C. also collected 21 other specimens.

Euphorbia hirta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,473 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27

29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India

(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India

(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Palm Island, QLD, AU

(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

臺灣島, 鳥松區, 高雄市, TW

(c) Ramon Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Indira Gandhi Marg, Junagadh, Gujarat, IN

(c) Jayswal Divakar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia hirta. BISH 634331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634331.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956435700 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026