BISH 649478Botany

Thespesia populnea

milo

As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 7148
Date: May 14, 1983
Locality: Apra Harbor-- Cabras Island. On the 'islets' southeast of the power plant
Island: Guam
Elevation: 3 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

283 Bishop specimens of Thespesia populnea · collected 1791–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 14, 1983, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thespesia populnea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,018 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

2026-11-01

Taiwan

(c) Scott Weaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, FL, US

(c) Alexander Sherer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 649478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956260844. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649478.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956260844 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026