BISH 612927Botany

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Beach Morning Glory

As recorded: Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 19647
Date: August 22, 1938
Locality: 12°30'S 177°05'E
Island: Uea Island
Region: Fiji
Coordinates: -12.5000, 177.0833
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Staples, G.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

332 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea pes-caprae · collected 1893–2020Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 22, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Ipomoea pes-caprae observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-15.

2025-04-15

Rotuma

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Cite this specimen

Ipomoea pes-caprae. BISH 612927. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956592775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612927.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956592775 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026