BISH 505317Botany

Leptopetalum biflorum

As recorded: Hedyotis biflora (L.) Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24479
Date: May 25, 1946
Locality: Folomo (or Faloma) village.
Island: Udot Island
Region: Micronesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

153 Bishop specimens of Leptopetalum biflorum · collected 1897–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 25, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Leptopetalum biflorum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Kenting, Kenting, TW-TA-PT, TW-TA, TW

(c) 雲一百香果, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-08

India

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

2026-05-07

Île-des-Pins, Nueva Caledonia

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

2026-04-29

台灣臺東縣蘭嶼鄉

(c) 大俠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-01-20

College Ave West, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) bnhis-lowliongleong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18

Maré, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Leptopetalum biflorum. BISH 505317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956211981. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505317.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956211981 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026