BISH 734286Botany

Wollastonia biflora

sea daisy

As recorded: Melanthera biflora (L.) Wild

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 26083
Date: August 3, 1946
Locality: Hare Islet
Island: Kapingamarangi Atoll
Region: Micronesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

330 Bishop specimens of Wollastonia biflora · collected 1852–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 3, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Wollastonia biflora observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,409 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-02.

2026-11-02

Inyeug, Vanuatu, VU

no rights reserved

2026-10-24

Lingkungan Tj., Klatak, Kec. Kalipuro, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

(c) Ulfi Faizah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

202台灣基隆市中正區5QRM+7Q

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

台灣新北市瑞芳區

(c) 燁, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

臺灣島, 豐濱鄉, 花蓮縣, TW

(c) 古尚豐, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

台灣臺東縣東河鄉都蘭村

(c) 陳豊鍾, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Wollastonia biflora. BISH 734286. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956286964. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734286.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956286964 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026