Plumeria rubra

Mexican Plumeria

As recorded: Plumeria rubra L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24587
Date: May 29, 1946
Locality: Nomwin Island
Island: Nomwin Atoll
Region: Chuuk State, Micronesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

96 Bishop specimens of Plumeria rubra · collected 1841–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 29, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plumeria rubra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,393 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

惠州市

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

2026-10-20

Rua Apucarana, 1520 - Vila Gomes Cardim, São Paulo - SP, 03311-002, Brasil

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

2026-10-19

Vakinankaratra, MG-AV, MG

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

2026-10-19

Bavdhan Tekdi, MH, IN

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

2026-10-18

QXJP+Q25, Kamalpura, Amjhar, Rajasthan 326517, India

(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

San José, Heredia, CR

(c) Camila Peña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Plumeria rubra. BISH 130839. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/130839.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956402962 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026