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Trichosanthes miyagii
As recorded: Trichosanthes miyagii Hayata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6142
- Date
- July 11, 1951
- Locality
- Kunigami, Nago-dake
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Trichosanthes miyagii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2020-06-19.

2020-06-19
日本、〒905-1412 沖縄県国頭郡国頭村字奥間
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-09-08
日本、沖縄県名護市字勝山
(c) Keita Watanabe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trichosanthes miyagii. BISH 49291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530106 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
