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Ipomoea indica
oceanblue morning glory
As recorded: Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Martz, K.K. Martz →Forest Starr →
- Collector number
- 990507-1
- Date
- May 7, 1999
- Locality
- Sand Island, sector 16, on hill near concrete structure in center of sector
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.2167, -177.4333
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 7, 1999, Starr, F.; Martz, K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Ipomoea indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-17.
2025-01-17
Midway, United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Kyan Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-22
Midway, UM
(c) clyde_joelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-26
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) cgrigal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-12
Midway, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-20
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-10-25
Midway, UM
(c) viweedguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea indica. BISH 659774. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956264765. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659774.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956264765 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026