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Ipomoea violacea
beach moonflower
As recorded: Ipomoea violacea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 3540
- Date
- July 2, 1964
- Locality
- NE end of /Teuru Mangaro
- Island
- Fanning (=Tabuaeran)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 2, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Ipomoea violacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 800 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Vypin, Kochi, Keralam, India
(c) Joseph Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
中国 浙江省杭州市西湖区 三墩镇三墩
(c) Dawn_Land, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Taiwan
(c) djwu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Carretera Progreso-Celestestún, Hunucmá, Yuc., MX
(c) Raúl E. Castillo Cupul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Taiwan, TW
(c) 左右撇子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Goa University, Taleigao, Goa 403206, India
(c) VANDITA KAMBLI, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea violacea. BISH 76202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76202.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232057 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026