
Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Parks, H.E.
- Collector number
- 20854
- Date
- May 1, 1927
- Locality
- Ra: Ellington
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1927, Parks, H.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Thespesia populnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,016 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

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)

2026-10-27
Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
FL, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) badkittystt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 757852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214105. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214105 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
