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BISH 734346Botany

Melochia corchorifolia

As recorded: Melochia corchorifolia L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Anderson, D.
Collector number: 33
Date: August 24, 1949
Locality: Asan Point
Island: Guam
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

24 Bishop specimens of Melochia corchorifolia · collected 1876–1984Species page ›

Melochia corchorifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,088 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Virginia NT 0834, Australia

(c) Lachlan Copeland, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

CC77+P5X, Chimur, Manemohadi, Maharashtra 442904, India

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

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

959台灣臺東縣東河鄉都蘭村14-2號

(c) 陳豊鍾, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Talwas, Rajasthan 323616, India

(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

736台灣臺南市柳營區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Melochia corchorifolia observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Grand Bay, AL, US

(c) Emmett Carstens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melochia corchorifolia. BISH 734346. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956260505. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734346.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956260505 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026