Ipomoea littoralis

whiteflower beach morning-glory

As recorded: Ipomoea littoralis Blume

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.; Tahuaitu, R.Jacques Florence →R. Tahuaitu →
Collector number: 11696
Date: November 1, 1992
Locality: Fare village
Island: Huahine
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -16.7167, -151.0333
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Staples, G.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

231 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea littoralis · collected 1893–2007Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1992, Florence, J.; Tahuaitu, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Ipomoea littoralis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-26.

2025-12-26

Huahine Iti, French Polynesia, PF

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2022-08-12

Parea, Huahine, French Polynesia

(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ipomoea littoralis. BISH 643413. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956554677. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643413.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956554677 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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