Heliotropium anomalum
Polynesian Heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9592
- Date
- January 12, 1940
- Locality
- Near Alofi
- Island
- Niue Island
- Region
- Niue
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 12, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Artocarpus altilis
Botany
Asplenium aethiopicum
Botany
Asplenium aethiopicum
Botany
Asplenium schizotrichum
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cyrtandra samoensis
Botany
Cyrtandra samoensis
Botany
Ectropothecium adnatum
Botany
Ectropothecium adnatum
Botany
Fagraea berteroana
Botany
Homalanthus nutans
Botany
Melicope retusa
Botany
Morinda citrifolia
Botany
Nephrolepis biserrata
Botany
Oberonia equitans
Botany
Peperomia pallida
Botany
Phreatia inversa
Botany
Pipturus argenteus
Botany
Pittosporum brackenridgei
Botany
Pittosporum brackenridgei
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Strophocaulon invisum
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Botany
Heliotropium anomalum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 134317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307562. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/134317.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307562 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026