BISH 639254Botany

Spermacoce remota

Woodland false buttonweed

As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Buelow, G.P.
Collector number: 2839
Date: July 17, 1982
Locality: Topuefio
Island: Kao Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 80 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

185 Bishop specimens of Spermacoce remota · collected 1893–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 17, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spermacoce remota observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,740 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Chuluota Wilderness Area

(c) Tony Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Isabela, Ecuador

(c) Matthew Syvenky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Spermacoce remota. BISH 639254. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/639254.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956420383 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026