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Ipomoea batatas
sweet potato
As recorded: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Collector number
- 956
- Date
- May 30, 1921
- Locality
- Nuku Hiva
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 30, 1921, Brown, F.B.H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Ipomoea batatas observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,778 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Guangfu Rd Sec 2, East District, Hsinchu City, TW
(c) YiWei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
P54P+X54, Jatireja, Kec. Cikarang Tim., Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530, Indonesia
(c) caturcahyo10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Tlaltizapán de Zapata, MX-MR, MX
(c) Alicia Eugenia Ayala Aceves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
San Andrés Cholula, Pue., México
(c) Bodo Nuñez Oberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
古洞, 新界, HK
(c) chenglu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Nanjing, CN-JS, CN
(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ipomoea batatas. BISH 148236. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956320779. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/148236.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956320779 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026