Breynia cernua
As recorded: Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 26592
- Date
- December 1, 1938
- Locality
- Pago Pago, coast road
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1938, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Breynia cernua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Zuccoli Pde before Zuccoli Shops, Zuccoli NT 0832, Australia
(c) Stephen Fricker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Berry Springs NT 0838, Australia
(c) Lachlan Copeland, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-11
Lee Point NT 0810, Australia
(c) Donna Schakelaar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Middle Point NT 0822, Australia
(c) Stella Fish, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-15
Darwin NT, Australia
(c) helen_y, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, NT, AU
(c) inspector_frog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Breynia cernua. BISH 6957. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956480058. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/6957.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956480058 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
