Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 958
- Date
- August 26, 1922
- Locality
- Ahii beach
- Island
- Ahe (=Ahii) Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 26, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 10 other specimens.
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 134313. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/134313.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026