BISH 703291Botany

Thespesia populnea

milo

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 19001
Date: June 30, 1938
Locality: Kilinga
Island: Rotuma
Region: Itutiu District, Fiji
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 30, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thespesia populnea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,020 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

2026-11-01

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Jane Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-01

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Jane Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 703291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673433. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/703291.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956673433 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026