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Abroma augustum
Devil’s Cotton
As recorded: Abroma augustum (L.) L.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Rinehart, A.F.
- Collector number
- LR 26215
- Date
- February 18, 1996
- Locality
- Ibobang turnoff, 15.5 km W of Airai turnoff from Airport Rd
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 18, 1996, Rinehart, A.F. also collected 14 other specimens.
Abroma augustum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 180 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
臺灣島, 和平區, 臺中市, TW
(c) bayn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Taba-ao, Banga, Aklan, Philippines
(c) kynthedrel1997, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
W84H+RPC, Debendrachandranagar, Tripura 799210, India
(c) Tamanna Deb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-10
中国贵州省黔西南布依族苗族自治州望谟县
(c) 江国彬, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
PHP6+G9F, Poblacion, Baler, Aurora, 菲律賓
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Jalan Raya Denpasar-Gilimanuk, Kabupaten Jembrana, Bali, ID
(c) noahfrog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Abroma augustum. BISH 646442. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956605333. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/646442.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956605333 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
