BISH 187230Botany

Duranta erecta

Skyflower

As recorded: Duranta erecta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15499
Date: March 26, 1953
Locality: Above Honuma, NW side of island
Island: 'Eua Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 160 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

78 Bishop specimens of Duranta erecta · collected 1926–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 26, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 22 other specimens.

Duranta erecta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Guatemala City, Guatemala, GT

(c) brescia_cuellar_20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Museo - Sanatorio (Calle Miru), Easter Island, Valparaíso Region, CL

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

2026-10-26

39CC+7FW, Provincia de Guanacaste, La Cruz, Costa Rica

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

2026-10-26

USFQ - Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, EC

(c) Lluvia Nahomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Galerium, 80990 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia

(c) NURIN AINA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Aquidauana, MS, BR

(c) Glenn Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Duranta erecta. BISH 187230. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956679884. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/187230.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956679884 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026