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Thespesia populnea
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 3474
- Date
- July 3, 1982
- Locality
- Raiatea, Cote Ouest, baie d'Apooiti
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 13 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,999 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Pingtung, TW-TA, TW
(c) 沈冠宇(Kuan-yu Shen), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-28
Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) badkittystt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Aguadilla, PR
(c) Brittney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Martinique, Sainte-Luce, MQ
(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 491145. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956318470. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491145.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956318470 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
