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Operculina turpethum
As recorded: Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3031
- Date
- December 31, 1933
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity (Ch'ang-kiang District)
- Region
- Canton, China
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1933, Lau, S.K. also collected 12 other specimens.
Operculina turpethum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,227 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Lengshuipi Bridge, Xinhua District, Tainan City, TW
(c) naturalist129227, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Lengshuipi Bridge, Xinhua District, Tainan City, TW
(c) chihlin_chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Wangcheng Rd, Anping District, Tainan City, TW
(c) George Kuo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-21
732台灣臺南市白河區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
732台灣臺南市白河區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
732台灣臺南市白河區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Operculina turpethum. BISH 140418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956622346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/140418.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956622346 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026