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Distimake cissoides
As recorded: Merremia cissoides (Lam.) Hallier fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Straatman, R.
- Collector number
- BMF 210
- Date
- May 8, 1967
- Locality
- Popndetta
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Northern Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Distimake cissoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 292 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.

2026-08-15
Montabo, Cayenne, Guyane française
(c) luzluz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
Ribeira do Pombal, BA, 48400-000, Brasil
(c) miguel_macedo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14
Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde - UFMA - Sá Viana, São Luís - MA, Brasil
(c) Marisol Fernandes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Ipaumirim, CE, BR
(c) Carlos Henrique Silva de Oliveira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-30
Bahía Riscalillo, Huatulco, Bahías de, 70987 Bahías de Huatulco, Oax., México
(c) patricia rios garcia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-30
Santa María Huatulco, Oax., México
(c) filimonios, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Distimake cissoides. BISH 3988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956526946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/3988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956526946 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
