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Basella alba
Malabar spinach
As recorded: Basella alba L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Basellaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L.Timothy Flynn →L.M. Hume →
- Collector number
- 1649
- Date
- April 4, 1986
- Locality
- Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1986, Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L. also collected 22 other specimens.
Annona muricata
Botany
Bixa orellana
Botany
Catalpa longissima
Botany
Centratherum punctatum
Botany
Centratherum punctatum
Botany
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Botany
Cucurbita pepo
Botany
Diplazium esculentum
Botany
Diplazium esculentum
Botany
Diplazium esculentum
Botany
Diplazium esculentum
Botany
Duranta erecta
Botany
Ehretia microphylla
Botany
Gossypium barbadense
Botany
Heterotis rotundifolia
Botany
Ipomoea batatas
Botany
Lablab purpureus
Botany
Lablab purpureus
Botany
Manihot esculenta
Botany
Raphanus raphanistrum
Botany
Sechium edule
Botany
Tetrastigma pubinerve
Botany
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 507814. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956604383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507814.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956604383 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026