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Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kajewski, S.F.
- Collector number
- 484
- Date
- July 16, 1928
- Locality
- Vanua Lava Island
- Island
- Vanua Lava
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1928, Kajewski, S.F. also collected 2 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. 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 158679. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342664. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/158679.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342664 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026