Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum var. mediale I.M.Johnst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13274
- Date
- August 28, 1936
- Locality
- Paris
- Region
- Kiribati
- Coordinates
- 2.0000, -157.4167
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1936, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Heliotropium anomalum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-12-28.
2024-12-28
Kiritimati, Kiribati
(c) Timothy Lie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-15
Christmas Island, Line Islands, KI
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-01-15
Christmas Island, KI
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 134254. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956391530. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/134254.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956391530 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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