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Ipomoea violacea
beach moonflower
As recorded: Ipomoea violacea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Nichols, J.F. Raymond Fosberg →J. Nichols →
- Collector number
- 58735
- Date
- November 29, 1978
- Locality
- NE from Denigomodu
- Island
- Nauru Island
- Region
- Nauru
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 29, 1978, Fosberg, F.R.; Nichols, J. also collected 3 other specimens.
Ipomoea violacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 800 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Vypin, Kochi, Keralam, India
(c) Joseph Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
中国 浙江省杭州市西湖区 三墩镇三墩
(c) Dawn_Land, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Taiwan
(c) djwu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Carretera Progreso-Celestestún, Hunucmá, Yuc., MX
(c) Raúl E. Castillo Cupul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Taiwan, TW
(c) 左右撇子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Goa University, Taleigao, Goa 403206, India
(c) VANDITA KAMBLI, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea violacea. BISH 438368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956474230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956474230 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026