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Thespesia populnea
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Moll, V.M.
- Collector number
- BW 9780
- Date
- October 2, 1960
- Locality
- Andai, S of Manokwari
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- West Papua Province, Indonesia
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 2, 1960, Moll, V.M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,988 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Martinique, Sainte-Luce, MQ
(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
15, Laxman Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, India
(c) ajay Homkar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Bengaluru, KA, IN
(c) Auroshree Kar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 419305. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956618005. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/419305.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956618005 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026