BISH 643314Botany

Ludwigia octovalvis

Mexican Primrose-willow

As recorded: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae

Collected by: Florence, J.; Tahuaitu, R.Jacques Florence →R. Tahuaitu →
Collector number: 11660
Date: October 31, 1992
Locality: Huahine - route traversiere Fitii - Faie
Island: Huahine
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -16.7500, -151.0170
Elevation: 70 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

267 Bishop specimens of Ludwigia octovalvis · collected 1836–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 31, 1992, Florence, J.; Tahuaitu, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Ludwigia octovalvis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2017-08-03.

2017-08-03

Leeward Islands, French Polynesia

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Ludwigia octovalvis. BISH 643314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578028. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643314.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956578028 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026