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Ipomoea batatas

As recorded: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Wong, C.C.Y.
Collector number: 19
Date: July 28, 1946
Locality: Utagal Islet - southern part of village
Island: Woleai Atoll
Region: Yap, Micronesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

248 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea batatas · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Ipomoea batatas observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,778 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Ipomoea batatas observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Guangfu Rd Sec 2, East District, Hsinchu City, TW

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

Ipomoea batatas observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

P54P+X54, Jatireja, Kec. Cikarang Tim., Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530, Indonesia

(c) caturcahyo10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea batatas observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Tlaltizapán de Zapata, MX-MR, MX

(c) Alicia Eugenia Ayala Aceves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea batatas observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

San Andrés Cholula, Pue., México

(c) Bodo Nuñez Oberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea batatas observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

古洞, 新界, HK

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

Ipomoea batatas observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Nanjing, CN-JS, CN

(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ipomoea batatas. BISH 39134. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590040. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39134.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956590040 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026