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Tephrosia purpurea
Purple Hoarypea
As recorded: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Collector number
- 6204
- Date
- July 25, 1988
- Locality
- ridge S of Omoa, from coast SE toward Tefatutea peak
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 160 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1988, Lorence, D.H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Tephrosia purpurea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 777 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kota, IN-RJ, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Sira, Karnataka 572137, India
(c) Samarth S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Agaram, Andhra Pradesh 517426, India
(c) Srinivas podili, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Nanda Devi Cooperative Society, 24, Vinoba Bhave Nagar, Ayojan Nagar, Vinzol, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382445, India
(c) Madhurima Sengupta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tephrosia purpurea. BISH 590343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496991. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/590343.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956496991 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026