BISH 167422Botany

Mirabilis jalapa

marvel of Peru

As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 26754
Date: August 23, 1946
Locality: Imruj (Imrodj) Islet.
Island: Jaluit Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

116 Bishop specimens of Mirabilis jalapa · collected 1895–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 23, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Mirabilis jalapa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20,274 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

日本、〒206-0015 東京都多摩市落川クローバーハイツ

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

2026-10-27

La Colonia y Gral. Ohiggins - Junín, M5570, Mendoza, Argentina

(c) Sol Fernandez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Adarna Street, Bacolod City, Western Visayas, PH

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

2026-10-27

University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar

(c) Helder Santiago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

日本、〒223-0057 神奈川県横浜市港北区新羽町有川製作所

(c) 曽我部啓佑, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Japan

(c) Goofy Ko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 167422. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/167422.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956229817 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026