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Ipomoea batatas
sweet potato
As recorded: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Weber, L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 16, 1977
- Locality
- Laie
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6333, -157.9167
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Ipomoea batatas observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-12-20.
2024-12-20
Ahuimanu, HI 96744, USA
no rights reserved
2024-07-28
Kamehameha Hwy + Heeia State Park, Hawaii 96744, USA
(c) Britt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-06
Oʻahu, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) payton_prout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-05-02
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Ahuimanu, HI, US
(c) yellowthumb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea batatas. BISH 580998. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501449. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580998.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501449 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026