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Boerhavia tetrandra
As recorded: Boerhavia tetrandra G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Kepler, A.K.
- Collector number
- 90-95
- Date
- April 7, 1990
- Locality
- Christmas Island, adjacent to SE peninsula road
- Island
- Caroline Atoll
- Region
- Kiribati
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 7, 1990, Kepler, A.K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Boerhavia tetrandra observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14
Pitcairn Islands, PN
(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Honuea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-25
Palmyra, UM
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-31
Funafuti, Tuvalu
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-16
Rimatu’u, PF
(c) Eve M Hallock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-16
Fualopa, Tuvalu, TV
(c) Sam Panapa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Boerhavia tetrandra. BISH 778327. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778327.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455924 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
