
Laportea ruderalis
atoll laportea
As recorded: Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney Expedition
- Collector number
- 1909
- Date
- October 2, 1923
- Locality
- Manihi
- Island
- Manihi
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 2, 1923, Whitney Expedition also collected 4 other specimens.
Laportea ruderalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-23.

2026-02-23
XMMJ+8VP, Kalabbirang, Bantimurung, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi 90561, Indonesia
(c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-05
Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-09
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Lara Brenner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Tumon, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Tumon, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-04
Peleng Island, Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Laportea ruderalis. BISH 185830. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956497461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/185830.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956497461 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
