BISH 185898Botany

Laportea ruderalis

atoll laportea

As recorded: Fleurya ruderalis (G.Forst.) Gaudich. ex Wedd.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24399
Date: May 18, 1946
Locality: Engebi Island
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 3 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

239 Bishop specimens of Laportea ruderalis · collected 1840–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 18, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Laportea ruderalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 185898. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/185898.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956259820 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026