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Bougainvillea buttiana
As recorded: Bougainvillea × buttiana Holttum & Standl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 944
- Date
- April 2, 1929
- Locality
- Avarua
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Bougainvillea buttiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
CCH4+6X8, Agadir 80000, Marokko
(c) heminna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Jamaa El Fna, Marrakech 40000, Marokko
(c) heminna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
40160, Marokko
(c) heminna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
JX9R+39R, Marrakesch 40000, Marokko
(c) heminna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Avenue Hassan II, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, MA
(c) matgravel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Avenue Ibn Khaldoun, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, MA
(c) matgravel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bougainvillea buttiana. BISH 167382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175627. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/167382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175627 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
