Thunbergia fragrans
Sweet clockvine
As recorded: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 2507
- Date
- February 17, 1982
- Locality
- Papeete, Vallée de la Fautaua. Titioro, terrains vagues
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5500, -149.5500
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 17, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Cenchrus purpureus
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Chloris barbata
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Chrysanthemum
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Cyperus rotundus
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Majidea zanguebarica
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Melaleuca quinquenervia
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Phyllanthus urinaria
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Senna siamea
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Senna tora
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Sida acuta
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Sporobolus fertilis
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Sporobolus tenuissimus
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Sporobolus tenuissimus
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Tamarindus indica
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Tamarindus indica
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Still here: Thunbergia fragrans observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
8HXF+JHP, Hitiaa O Te Ra, Polynésie française
(c) L'élevage de Colverto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-04
Tahiti, Faa'a, Polinesia Francesa, PF
(c) Arturo Velasco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-05
Papeʻetē
(c) Riley Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-09
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) ashert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-09
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Richard Hasegawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-08
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Richard Hasegawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thunbergia fragrans. BISH 490742. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206027. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490742.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206027 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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