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Thespesia populnea in life — In life — milo, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Cahen

BISH 158643Botany

Thespesia populnea

milo

As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14494
Date: May 24, 1934
Locality: Mt. Duff, NW slope
Island: Mangareva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 100 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

283 Bishop specimens of Thespesia populnea · collected 1791–2023Species page ›

Thespesia populnea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,987 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Martinique, Sainte-Luce, MQ

(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

15, Laxman Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, India

(c) ajay Homkar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Bengaluru, KA, IN

(c) Auroshree Kar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Μαρτινίκα, Sainte-Luce, MQ

(c) kobel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 158643. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455090. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/158643.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956455090 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026