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Ipomoea batatas

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BISH 47378Botany

Ipomoea batatas

As recorded: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Handy, E.S.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: June 18, 1931
Locality: East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.6361, -156.1227 ± 859 m
Identified by: Austin, D.F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Ipomoea batatas observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-02-04.

Ipomoea batatas observed 2023-02-04

2023-02-04

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) Pierce Louderback, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ipomoea batatas. BISH 47378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47378.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956546461 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026