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Laportea ruderalis
As recorded: Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 320
- Date
- April 10, 1921
- Locality
- Fangatau
- Island
- Fangatau
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
Laportea ruderalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Laportea ruderalis. BISH 185840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668537. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/185840.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956668537 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026