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Ipomoea nil in life
In life — Japanese morning glory, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Basílio Maciel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Basílio Maciel
BISH 605195Botany

Ipomoea nil

Japanese morning glory

As recorded: Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by
Frodin, D.G.
Collector number
UPNG 1935
Date
April 11, 1981
Locality
Rigo, Magi Hwy., SE of Manugoro
Island
New Guinea
Region
Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Identified by
Staples, G.W.
Record type
Preserved specimen
3 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea nil · collected 1971–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 11, 1981, Frodin, D.G. also collected 1 other specimen.

Verbenaceae

Botany

Ipomoea nil observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,465 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Ipomoea nil observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India

(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea nil observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

P656+MR7, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, Китай, 518172

(c) Koteyka Avramka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea nil observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

NN-5, Pueblo Nuevo, Esteli, NI

(c) Sune Holt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea nil observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

732台灣臺南市白河區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea nil observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

日本、〒206-0001 東京都多摩市和田

(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Ipomoea nil observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Soyapango, El Salvador

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ipomoea nil. BISH 605195. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956443694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/605195.

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