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Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Wight, S.G.Harold St.John →Samuel Wight →
- Collector number
- 17219
- Date
- October 4, 1934
- Locality
- Raiatea, Tetaro Islet
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 4, 1934, St.John, H.; Wight, S.G. also collected 16 other specimens.
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Calophyllum inophyllum
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Cyperus javanicus
Botany
Emilia sonchifolia
Botany
Heliotropium velutinum
Botany
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Ipomoea littoralis
Botany
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Botany
Triumfetta procumbens
Botany
Vigna marina
Botany
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,988 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Martinique, Sainte-Luce, MQ
(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
15, Laxman Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, India
(c) ajay Homkar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Bengaluru, KA, IN
(c) Auroshree Kar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 158635. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956631306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/158635.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956631306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026