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Abelmoschus moschatus
Abelmosk
As recorded: Abelmoschus moschatus (L.) Medik.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Takamatsu, M.
- Collector number
- 152
- Date
- December 23, 1935
- Locality
- Natsushima
- Island
- Tonowas Island
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Identified by
- Vredebregt, F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1935, Takamatsu, M. also collected 19 other specimens.
Allophylus
Botany
Atractocarpus carolinensis
Botany
Bauhinia monandra
Botany
Caladium bicolor
Botany
Canavalia cathartica
Botany
Cynometra yokotae
Botany
Dendrobium okabeanum
Botany
Dendrobium ponapense
Botany
Dendrolobium umbellatum
Botany
Derris trifoliata
Botany
Didymocheton alliaceus
Botany
Fagraea berteroana
Botany
Flacourtia rukam
Botany
Luffa aegyptiaca
Botany
Macaranga carolinensis
Botany
Microsorum punctatum
Botany
Rhaphidophora
Botany
Rhaphidophora
Botany
Robiquetia trukensis
Botany
Abelmoschus moschatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 684 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
P5WH+F7, Gavhe, Maharashtra 415712, India
(c) Aarya Sadgir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Jalan Sabaruddin, Medan, North Sumatra, ID
(c) KM, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
鳳園
(c) Ho Pak Kei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
西表石垣国立公園, 竹富町, 沖縄県, JP
(c) ichi_hana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
PHQF+XFQ ตำบล น้ำหนาว อำเภอ น้ำหนาว เพชรบูรณ์ 67260 ประเทศไทย
(c) Chatuphon Butdaphim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
982台灣花蓮縣卓溪鄉卓清村
(c) 何新梅, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Abelmoschus moschatus. BISH 157688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640368. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157688.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956640368 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026