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BISH 602805Botany

Mirabilis jalapa

As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: Wester, L.
Collector number: 2239
Date: August 7, 1983
Locality: Village garden
Island: Washington (=Teraina)
Region: Kiribati
Identified by: Wester, L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

116 Bishop specimens of Mirabilis jalapa · collected 1895–2021Species page ›

Mirabilis jalapa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20,335 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

Mirabilis jalapa observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Victoria Dr, Burkburnett, TX, US

(c) Lynn Seman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mirabilis jalapa observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Victoria Dr, Burkburnett, TX, US

(c) Lynn Seman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mirabilis jalapa observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Diagonal del Ferrocarril Centro, San Andrés Cholula, Pue., MX

(c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Mirabilis jalapa observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Noche Buena, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax., México

(c) gabrielisaias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mirabilis jalapa observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Tivoli viale Tomei /Ospedale # f8978, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia

(c) kiki_in_the_fields, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mirabilis jalapa observed 2026-10-30

2026-10-30

Chapter, Cardiff, Wales, GB

(c) rhispence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 602805. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956585554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/602805.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956585554 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026