BISH 505635Botany

Leptopetalum foetidum

As recorded: Hedyotis foetida var. mariannensis (Merr.) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24714
Date: June 8, 1946
Locality: Palm Beach, ca 1 mile S of Faibus (San Hilo) Point, W coast of Northern half of island.
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

99 Bishop specimens of Leptopetalum foetidum · collected 1900–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

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 505635. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505635.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956644498 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026