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Thespesia populnea
milo
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Porter, J.Derral R. Herbst →J. Porter →
- Collector number
- 1952
- Date
- June 13, 1971
- Locality
- Sand islet at inner NW corner of triangle formed by seaplane runways, Keehi Lagoon
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 13, 1971, Herbst, D.R.; Porter, J. also collected 20 other specimens.
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Chloris barbata
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Cordia subcordata
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Cynodon dactylon
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Echinochloa crus-galli
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Eclipta alba
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Flaveria trinervia
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Paspalum vaginatum
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Pluchea indica
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Prosopis juliflora
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Rhizophora mangle
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Scaevola taccada
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Sphagneticola trilobata
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Urochloa mutica
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Thespesia populnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 76120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76120.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956453663 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026