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Mirabilis jalapa in life
In life — marvel of Peru, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) miguel-de-escamps, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BISH 14600Botany

Mirabilis jalapa

marvel of Peru

As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by
Pillay, S.
Collector number
12343
Date
March 13, 1961
Locality
Suva. Botanical Garden.
Island
Viti Levu
Region
Rewa Province, Fiji
Record type
Preserved specimen
116 Bishop specimens of Mirabilis jalapa · collected 1895–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 13, 1961, Pillay, S. also collected 2 other specimens.

Gloriosa superba

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Ixora coccinea

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Cite this specimen

Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 14600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956153639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14600.

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