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Melochia corchorifolia

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BISH 183440Botany

Melochia corchorifolia

As recorded: Melochia corchorifolia L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by
Couderg, P.
Date
1883
Locality
Indo-China.
Region
Vietnam
Record type
Preserved specimen
24 Bishop specimens of Melochia corchorifolia · collected 1876–1984Species page ›

Melochia corchorifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1883. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,088 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Virginia NT 0834, Australia

(c) Lachlan Copeland, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

CC77+P5X, Chimur, Manemohadi, Maharashtra 442904, India

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

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

959台灣臺東縣東河鄉都蘭村14-2號

(c) 陳豊鍾, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Talwas, Rajasthan 323616, India

(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

736台灣臺南市柳營區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Grand Bay, AL, US

(c) Emmett Carstens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melochia corchorifolia. BISH 183440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956614436. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/183440.

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