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Thespesia populnea
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 7, 1924
- Locality
- Aiea, Puu Uau
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1924, Christophersen, E. also collected 19 other specimens.
Acanthospermum australe
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Bobea gaudichaudii
Botany
Bobea gaudichaudii
Botany
Centella asiatica
Botany
Clermontia kakeana
Botany
Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Euphorbia heterophylla
Botany
Grona triflora
Botany
Melinis repens
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Oxalis corniculata
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Verbena litoralis
Botany
Verbena litoralis
Botany
Thespesia populnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 24624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956572627. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24624.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956572627 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026