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Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Takamatsu, M.
- Collector number
- 82
- Date
- December 20, 1935
- Locality
- Dublon (formerly Natsushima)
- Island
- Tonowas Island
- Region
- Chuuk State, Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1935, Takamatsu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,995 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) badkittystt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Aguadilla, PR
(c) Brittney, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 158712. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/158712.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956615748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
