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Commicarpus chinensis
As recorded: Boerhavia chinensis (L.) Asch. & Schweinf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- McDonald, J.A.; SunaryoJ.A. McDonald →Sunaryo →
- Collector number
- 4501
- Date
- May 13, 1994
- Locality
- Ngallu; about 2 km northwest of Parnada, "Gunung Laipupu." (Mountain).
- Island
- Sumba
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1994, McDonald, J.A.; Sunaryo also collected 15 other specimens.
Aeschynomene americana
Botany
Aristolochia
Botany
Boerhavia erecta
Botany
Commelina
Botany
Cordia
Botany
Euphorbia heterophylla
Botany
Indigofera
Botany
Loranthaceae
Botany
Piper retrofractum
Botany
Pycnarrhena tumefacta
Botany
Spermacoce remota
Botany
Sterculia
Botany
Taccaceae
Botany
Vachellia farnesiana
Botany
Xylosma
Botany
Commicarpus chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
F82F+VHW, CUC, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
(c) Shikha Sreenivas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Бхаратпур, Раджастан, Индия
(c) Elena Maksimkina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Ghamroj, Haryana 122102, India
(c) Sahil Sharma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
uMkhanyakude District Municipality, South Africa
(c) altagray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
uMkhanyakude District Municipality, South Africa
(c) bradgray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Izinga Park 2 Umhlanga, Herrwood Park, Durban, 4068, South Africa
(c) Daniel Seppings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Commicarpus chinensis. BISH 644364. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557338. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644364.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956557338 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026