Ipomoea violacea
beach moonflower
As recorded: Ipomoea tuba (Schltdl.) G.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Wong, C.C.Y.
- Collector number
- 179
- Date
- October 13, 1947
- Locality
- Near sea
- Island
- Chuuk
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 13, 1947, Wong, C.C.Y. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Carica papaya
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Centella asiatica
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Cerbera manghas
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Codiaeum variegatum
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Digitaria radicosa
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Leptopetalum biflorum
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Morinda citrifolia
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Nicotiana tabacum
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Polyscias fruticosa
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Pongamia pinnata
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Premna serratifolia
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Talipariti tiliaceum
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Ipomoea violacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 800 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Vypin, Kochi, Keralam, India
(c) Joseph Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
中国 浙江省杭州市西湖区 三墩镇三墩
(c) Dawn_Land, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Taiwan
(c) djwu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Carretera Progreso-Celestestún, Hunucmá, Yuc., MX
(c) Raúl E. Castillo Cupul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Taiwan, TW
(c) 左右撇子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Goa University, Taleigao, Goa 403206, India
(c) VANDITA KAMBLI, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea violacea. BISH 148553. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956497306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/148553.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956497306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026