BISH 650320Botany

Heliotropium anomalum

Polynesian Heliotrope

As recorded: Heliotropium anomalum Hook. & Arn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24836
Date: June 11, 1946
Locality: SE coast, NE of Carolinas Point
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 70 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

253 Bishop specimens of Heliotropium anomalum · collected 1777–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 11, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Heliotropium anomalum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 320 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-22

Hawaii, US

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17

Niue, NU

(c) nick_goldwater, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-12

Pitcairn Islands, PN

(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05

Namukulu, Niue

(c) Trevor Lupton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Heliotropium anomalum. BISH 650320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250053. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650320.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956250053 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026