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Sterculia foetida

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BISH 70332Botany

Sterculia foetida

Java Olive

As recorded: Sterculia foetida L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by
Wilder, G.P.
Collector number
s.n.
Date
March 24, 1931
Locality
Univ. Hawaii Campus, Honolulu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Staples, G.W.
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Sterculia foetida · collected 1916–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 24, 1931, Wilder, G.P. also collected 3 other specimens.

Cyperus gracilis

Botany

Erythrina lysistemon

Botany

Sterculia foetida

Botany

Sterculia foetida observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-14.

Sterculia foetida observed 2025-04-14

2025-04-14

Kauaʻi, Kilauea, HI, US

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Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sterculia foetida. BISH 70332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70332.

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