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Thespesia populnea in life — In life — milo, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Cahen

BISH 757851Botany

Thespesia populnea

milo

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Degener, O.
Collector number: 15106
Date: April 22, 1941
Locality: vicinity of Ngaloa; along beach
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Serua Province, Fiji
Elevation: 150 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Thespesia populnea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,020 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Honolulu, HI, US

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

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Honolulu, HI, US

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

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Taiwan

(c) Scott Weaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, FL, US

(c) Alexander Sherer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Pingtung, TW-TA, TW

(c) 沈冠宇(Kuan-yu Shen), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 757851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956369674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757851.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956369674 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026