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Tephrosia purpurea
As recorded: Tephrosia piscatoria (Aiton) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 407
- Date
- December 7, 1926
- Locality
- Raiatea
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asplenium polyodon
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Asplenium polyodon
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Boerhavia glabrata
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Colubrina asiatica
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Ficus prolixa
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Gomphrena globosa
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
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Pandanus tectorius
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Portulaca oleracea
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Sapindus saponaria
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Sapindus saponaria
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Ximenia americana
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Tephrosia purpurea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 777 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Sira, Karnataka 572137, India
(c) Samarth S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Agaram, Andhra Pradesh 517426, India
(c) Srinivas podili, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Nanda Devi Cooperative Society, 24, Vinoba Bhave Nagar, Ayojan Nagar, Vinzol, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382445, India
(c) Madhurima Sengupta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tephrosia purpurea. BISH 13919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956474666. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/13919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956474666 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026