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Ipomoea aquatica
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As recorded: Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.; Spence, G.Kenneth M. Nagata →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 1480
- Date
- November 16, 1977
- Locality
- 0.5 miles southeast of Kolonia
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1977, Nagata, K.M.; Spence, G. also collected 1 other specimen.
Ipomoea aquatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,141 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Thomas Road, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, GY
(c) omari371, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, GY
(c) messiah123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, GY
(c) omari371, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
8244+FR6, Rosario, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
(c) Miryeong Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
援中港濕地, 楠梓區, 高雄市, TW
(c) ssnp023, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
6Q3V+75, Kota, Rajasthan 324008, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ipomoea aquatica. BISH 422316. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147171. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422316.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147171 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026