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Ipomoea batatas
sweet potato
As recorded: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →Gerrit Parmele Wilder →
- Collector number
- 1594
- Date
- February 12, 1931
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 12, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Carex wahuensis
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Charpentiera ovata
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Cyperus hypochlorus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Daucus pusillus
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Hibiscus arnottianus
Botany
Kadua cordata
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Lachnagrostis filiformis
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Melicope oahuensis
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Melicope peduncularis
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Melicope peduncularis
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Melicope peduncularis
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Melicope peduncularis
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Notelaea
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Peperomia sandwicensis
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Peperomia tetraphylla
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Peperomia tetraphylla
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Ipomoea batatas observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 145 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.
2026-10-05
Dole St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) nam6266, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Emekona Pl, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Lei O Papa Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) pokam7iwup, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea batatas. BISH 39883. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39883.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278425 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026