Leptopetalum foetidum
As recorded: Hedyotis foetida var. mariannensis (Merr.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2813
- Date
- June 9, 1946
- Locality
- Mt. Lasso.
- Island
- Tinian
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 16 other specimens.
Calopogonium mucunoides
Botany
Canavalia megalantha
Botany
Commelina benghalensis
Botany
Cyperus cyperinus
Botany
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Botany
Digitaria ciliaris
Botany
Digitaria gaudichaudii
Botany
Indigofera hendecaphylla
Botany
Ipomoea hederifolia
Botany
Jasminum simplicifolium
Botany
Ochrosia mariannensis
Botany
Pleurolobus gangeticus
Botany
Psychotria mariana
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Urochloa subquadripara
Botany
Leptopetalum foetidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-12.
2025-12-12
San Francisco de Borja Highway, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-03
Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-18
Maré, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-26
Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-17
Rota, MP
(c) Nina Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-16
Rota, MP
(c) Nina Peck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptopetalum foetidum. BISH 505293. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663900. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505293.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663900 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026