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Macroptilium atropurpureum
As recorded: Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H70110
- Date
- July 14, 2001
- Locality
- Kaunakakai
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0878, -157.0231
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 14, 2001, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Boerhavia diffusa
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Chloris gayana
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Cyperus mindorensis
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Desmodium incanum
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Eriochloa procera
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Euphorbia hyssopifolia
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Euphorbia thymifolia
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Indigofera spicata
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Lactuca sativa
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Leonotis nepetifolia
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Nicotiana glauca
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Phyla nodiflora
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Ruellia simplex
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Spermacoce remota
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Tribulus terrestris
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Washingtonia filifera
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Still here: Macroptilium atropurpureum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-12-30.
2022-12-30
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-26
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macroptilium atropurpureum. BISH 684242. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/684242.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495051 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026