BISH 601625Botany

Thespesia populnea

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As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.; Teikiteetini, M.Jacques Florence →M. Teikiteetini →
Collector number: 9433
Date: July 11, 1988
Locality: Northwest façade; central sector
Island: Hatutaa
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -7.9167, -140.5667
Elevation: 160 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

283 Bishop specimens of Thespesia populnea · collected 1791–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 11, 1988, Florence, J.; Teikiteetini, M. also collected 23 other specimens.

Still here: Thespesia populnea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2018-10-23.

2018-10-23

Taioha'e, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia

(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2018-10-21

Taioha'e, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia

(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2018-10-20

Taioha'e, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia

(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 601625. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956604560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601625.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956604560 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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