Ipomoea batatas

sweet potato

As recorded: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W3418
Date: May 20, 1976
Locality: Near the trail from Taulaga to the lagoon
Island: Swains Island
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

248 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea batatas · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 20, 1976, Whistler, W.A. also collected 20 other specimens.

Ipomoea batatas observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,778 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Guangfu Rd Sec 2, East District, Hsinchu City, TW

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

2026-10-26

P54P+X54, Jatireja, Kec. Cikarang Tim., Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat 17530, Indonesia

(c) caturcahyo10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Tlaltizapán de Zapata, MX-MR, MX

(c) Alicia Eugenia Ayala Aceves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

San Andrés Cholula, Pue., México

(c) Bodo Nuñez Oberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

古洞, 新界, HK

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

2026-10-24

Nanjing, CN-JS, CN

(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ipomoea batatas. BISH 430248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353655. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430248.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956353655 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026