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Mussaenda macrophylla
sweet root
As recorded: Mussaenda macrophylla Wall.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Collector number
- 6717
- Date
- March 15, 1992
- Locality
- W slope of Hung T'ou Shan. Taitung Hsien.
- Island
- Lanyu Island
- Region
- Taiwan
- Elevation
- 210 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 15, 1992, Wagner, W.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Mussaenda macrophylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-03.
2026-06-03
Philippines
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-03
Taiwan, TW
(c) 羅元甫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-01
Taiwan, TW
(c) Gordon Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-27
952台灣台東縣蘭嶼鄉東清村
(c) green0226, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-14
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-14
北太平洋, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mussaenda macrophylla. BISH 635533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411969. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635533.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411969 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026