Bougainvillea buttiana

As recorded: Bougainvillea × buttiana Holttum & Standl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 209
Date: October 13, 1926
Locality: Uturoa
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

30 Bishop specimens of Bougainvillea buttiana · collected 1912–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 13, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Bougainvillea buttiana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

CCH4+6X8, Agadir 80000, Marokko

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

2026-10-22

Jamaa El Fna, Marrakech 40000, Marokko

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

2026-10-22

40160, Marokko

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

2026-10-22

JX9R+39R, Marrakesch 40000, Marokko

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

2026-10-12

Avenue Hassan II, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, MA

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

2026-10-06

Avenue Ibn Khaldoun, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, MA

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

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Cite this specimen

Bougainvillea buttiana. BISH 13735. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493312. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/13735.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956493312 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026