Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 372
- Date
- July 11, 1920
- Locality
- Mauke
- Island
- Mauke
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 320 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Niue, NU
(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-12
Pitcairn Islands, PN
(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Namukulu, Niue
(c) Trevor Lupton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 134262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177028. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/134262.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956177028 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026