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Spermacoce pusilla
As recorded: Borreria pusilla (Wall.) F.Dietr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 57318
- Date
- December 8, 1977
- Locality
- Northeast of Kuruwita; 8 miles north-northwest of Ratnapura
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 8, 1977, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Spermacoce pusilla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Mandirgarh, Rajasthan 325003, India
(c) Meghna Medhi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-15
Chak Jagdish, Rajasthan 325602, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Narsingi, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
99C8+G8J, Manchirevula, Hyderabad, Telangana 500089, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-08
Hyderabad, Telangana 500089, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Taiwan
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spermacoce pusilla. BISH 635829. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642201. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635829.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642201 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026