BISH 174938Botany

Leptopetalum foetidum

As recorded: Hedyotis foetida var. mariannensis (Merr.) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Moran, R.V.
Collector number: 4552
Date: August 1, 1954
Locality: Cliff S of Tarague Bay.
Island: Guam
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

99 Bishop specimens of Leptopetalum foetidum · collected 1900–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1954, Moran, R.V. also collected 20 other specimens.

Leptopetalum foetidum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1954. 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 174938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956392538. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174938.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956392538 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026