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Thespesia populnea
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baxter, R.W.; Williams, L.G.R.W. Baxter →Harold St.John →Lynette Williams →
- Collector number
- 19949
- Date
- January 2, 1939
- Locality
- Niaupala Fishpond, Kaluaaha
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2 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 January 2, 1939, St.John, H.; Baxter, R.W.; Williams, L.G. also collected 7 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1939. 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 410445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410445.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223618 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026