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Leptopetalum foetidum
As recorded: Hedyotis foetida var. mariannensis (Merr.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Lange, W.H.
- Collector number
- 38
- Date
- March 1, 1948
- Locality
- Saipan
- Island
- Saipan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1948, Lange, W.H. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Canavalia megalantha
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Capparis spinosa
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Cerbera odollam
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Cynometra ramiflora
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Geniostoma
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Heliotropium anomalum
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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
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Ixora triantha
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Melanolepis multiglandulosa
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Ochrosia mariannensis
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Pemphis acidula
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Pipturus argenteus
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Premna serratifolia
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Psychotria mariana
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Ruellia blechum
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Scaevola taccada
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Vigna marina
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Vitex trifolia
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Leptopetalum foetidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Leptopetalum foetidum. BISH 174931. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378529. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174931.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956378529 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026