Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 6210
- Date
- July 26, 1988
- Locality
- Beach area and roadsides near beach at Omoa
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Thespesia populnea
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Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,988 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Martinique, Sainte-Luce, MQ
(c) MeL Herteman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
15, Laxman Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, India
(c) ajay Homkar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Bengaluru, KA, IN
(c) Auroshree Kar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 595371. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635662. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/595371.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635662 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026