BISH 492142Botany

Thespesia populnea

milo

As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 3505
Date: July 4, 1982
Locality: Raiatea, baie de Faaroa, pointe Ofaiputuputu
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

283 Bishop specimens of Thespesia populnea · collected 1791–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 4, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 22 other specimens.

Thespesia populnea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,989 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA

(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Martinique, Sainte-Luce, MQ

(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

15, Laxman Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, India

(c) ajay Homkar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Bengaluru, KA, IN

(c) Auroshree Kar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 492142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956560372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/492142.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956560372 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026