
Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Cox, P.A.
- Collector number
- 1006
- Date
- July 9, 1986
- Locality
- Sava, Falealupotai
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1986, Cox, P.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,015 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Pingtung, TW-TA, TW
(c) 沈冠宇(Kuan-yu Shen), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-28
Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
FL, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) badkittystt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Sanibel Island, Sanibel, FL, US
(c) BARBIJD92, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 608909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956646835. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/608909.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956646835 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
