BISH 415619Botany

Laportea ruderalis

atoll laportea

As recorded: Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14359
Date: May 18, 1934
Locality: Hao - Boring Bay
Island: Hao Atoll
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

239 Bishop specimens of Laportea ruderalis · collected 1840–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 18, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 22 other specimens.

Laportea ruderalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-23.

2026-02-23

XMMJ+8VP, Kalabbirang, Bantimurung, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi 90561, Indonesia

(c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-05

Palmyra Atoll, UM

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

2025-04-09

United States Minor Outlying Islands

(c) Lara Brenner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27

Tumon, Guam

(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27

Tumon, Guam

(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-04

Peleng Island, Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Laportea ruderalis. BISH 415619. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956558056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415619.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956558056 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026