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Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 6213
- Date
- August 21, 1978
- Locality
- Kaula Rock; SW end
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 21, 1978, Herbst, D.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) jackff, 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)
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 423676. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227566. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423676.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956227566 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026