
Leptopetalum foetidum
As recorded: Hedyotis foetida (G.Forst.) Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosokawa, T.
- Collector number
- 7898
- Date
- July 29, 1934
- Locality
- Alamagan
- Island
- Alamagan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1934, Hosokawa, T. also collected 18 other specimens.
Leptopetalum foetidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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 174930. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956219384. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174930.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956219384 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
