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Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 8886
- Date
- November 8, 1932
- Locality
- Kailua, Popoia Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 8, 1932, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 58065. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956363220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58065.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956363220 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026