Ipomoea pes-caprae
As recorded: Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Nakamine, S.; Moran, R.Reid Moran →S. Nakamine →
- Collector number
- 5007
- Date
- March 19, 1955
- Locality
- beach
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Coordinates
- 26.7583, 127.8290
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1955, Nakamine, S.; Moran, R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Ipomoea pes-caprae observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-02.

2026-08-02
Yabu, Nago, Okinawa 905-0007日本
(c) Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-30
県道247号, Nakijin, Okinawa, JP
(c) cheneason123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
476 Miyazato, Nago, Okinawa 905-0011日本
(c) 長鬃山羊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
328 Kouri, Nakijin, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-0406日本
(c) 長鬃山羊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Sumuide, Nago, Okinawa, JP
(c) leaf_1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-14
県道247号, Nakijin, Okinawa, JP
(c) sunbear8, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea pes-caprae. BISH 140280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177058. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/140280.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956177058 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
