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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
As recorded: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Sachet, M.-H.
- Collector number
- 2160
- Date
- February 7, 1975
- Locality
- Road above Atuona
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1975, Sachet, M.-H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,304 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Wood St, Elizabeth City, NC, US
(c) elijahfreeman19, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India
(c) Vatsha M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
DO
(c) Izzy Dawson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Brookton Hwy, Kelmscott, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Komatiepoort, Komatipoort, 1340, South Africa
(c) Carl Coetzee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Tenggilis Mejoyo, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
(c) Ulfi Faizah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. BISH 607117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307139. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607117.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307139 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026