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Thunbergia erecta
Bush Thunbergia
As recorded: Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 2552
- Date
- February 25, 1982
- Locality
- Papara, station penipinere du Ser, km 40.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 25, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 5 other specimens.
Thunbergia erecta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,587 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, Kandy, Central Province, LK
(c) Duncan Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Rua Borges de Figueiredo, 156 - Mooca, São Paulo - SP, 03110-020, Brasil
(c) StefogloFarias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
PCRW+HP, Macaracas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panamá
(c) Ana Mitre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Rio Grande do Sul, BR
(c) R. A. Nunes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Salvador Benedicto
(c) JIE ARRO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
(c) Daniel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thunbergia erecta. BISH 491694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491694.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956547503 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026