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Macroptilium atropurpureum
Purple Bush-Bean
As recorded: Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 465 (150533)
- Date
- October 4, 1965
- Locality
- Vaipapahi farm
- Island
- Niue Island
- Region
- Niue
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 4, 1965, Sykes, W.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Macroptilium atropurpureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
23209 B.C.S., México
(c) Luisa Marrón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) Ian, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Mulegé, B.C.S., MX
(c) Gemina Garland-Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
La Paz, B.C.S., MX
(c) lucyfrausto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Youbike 旱溪西東山路口
(c) nucellus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Macroptilium atropurpureum. BISH 41068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/41068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226805 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026