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Euphorbia fosbergii
As recorded: Euphorbia fosbergii (J.Florence) Govaerts
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 9961
- Date
- January 16, 1990
- Locality
- Motu Raho Parapara,Tairua Manahune
- Island
- Rangiroa Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 16, 1990, Florence, J. also collected 8 other specimens.
Euphorbia fosbergii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-16.

2026-07-16
Tikehau, Polynésie française
(c) antonyvillaume, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03
PF
(c) colleen_mckee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Boulevard Principal, PF
(c) gracehayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-02
Cook Islands
(c) Kelvin Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-29
Tapuaetai, Cook Islands
(c) Eric Cleveland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-04
Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) Enot Poluskuns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia fosbergii. BISH 665506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956272427. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/665506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956272427 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
