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Desmodium uncinatum
As recorded: Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Salsedo, C.A.
- Collector number
- 166
- Date
- May 4, 1969
- Locality
- Coming out of old Arrai village by end of airport, Babelthaup
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1969, Salsedo, C.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Desmodium uncinatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,339 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Foxwell Rd at Galaxy Drive, Coomera QLD 4209, Australia
(c) Timothy Ouchtomsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
GVCW+325, Cyangugu, Rwanda
(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Cd. de México, México
(c) Nathan Zárate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Nimbin NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Stony Chute NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nightcap Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Calle Revolución, El Jalocote, Jal., MX
(c) claudia_ortiz_arrona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Desmodium uncinatum. BISH 658518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956197940. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658518.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956197940 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
