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Basella alba
Malabar spinach
As recorded: Basella alba L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Basellaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.; Cory, C.C. Cory →Joel Q.C. Lau →
- Collector number
- 2052
- Date
- February 24, 1986
- Locality
- Aiea, 98-851 Iliee St., residence of William and Peggy Jones
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1986, Lau, J.; Cory, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Ceropegia macrocarpa
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Ceropegia semota
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Ceropegia woodii
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Crassula ovata
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Euphorbia adenensis
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Harrisia
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Basella alba observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-31.
2026-01-31
Kamuela
(c) kbkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-03
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) FreckLes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-09
The Turtle Bay Resort & Golf Club, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) thatplantguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Basella alba. BISH 503173. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588515. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503173.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956588515 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026