
Abelmoschus manihot
Aibika
As recorded: Abelmoschus manihot subsp. manihot
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Blackwood, B.
- Collector number
- 37
- Date
- December 6, 1936
- Locality
- Manko
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Identified by
- Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Abelmoschus manihot observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
Kota, Rajasthan 324008, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Kota, Kota Municipal Area, Rajasthan 324008, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Thane, Maharashtra, India
(c) Anil Kumar Verma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
W Chatham St, Cary, NC, US
(c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-03
Kaikuono St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) dankdz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
3V27+W27, Mahim Nature Park, Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400017, India
(c) Prashant Gokarankar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Abelmoschus manihot. BISH 157630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956368691. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157630.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956368691 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
