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Leptopetalum foetidum
As recorded: Hedyotis foetida (G.Forst.) Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15280
- Date
- March 12, 1953
- Locality
- Below Haakame village on S side of island.
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 12, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum
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Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Artabotrys hexapetalus
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Barringtonia asiatica
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Digitaria setigera
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Emilia sonchifolia
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Furcraea foetida
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Gardenia taitensis
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Hoya australis
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Ipomoea indica
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Portulaca pilosa
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Sapindus saponaria
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Sapindus saponaria
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Solanum americanum
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Terminalia catappa
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Tradescantia zebrina
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Leptopetalum foetidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-12.
2025-12-12
San Francisco de Borja Highway, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-03
Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-18
Maré, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-26
Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-17
Rota, MP
(c) Nina Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-16
Rota, MP
(c) Nina Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptopetalum foetidum. BISH 174751. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174751.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026