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Sterculia

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BISH 762202Botany

Sterculia

tropical chestnuts

As recorded: Sterculia L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by
Staples, G.W.; Staples, J.George W. Staples III →J. Staples →
Collector number
1634
Date
December 29, 2014
Locality
Ho'omaluhia Bot. Garden, H\\MLA-1, the Malaysia section. Provenance: ex hort. Papeari Bot. Garden, Tahiti
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
82 Bishop specimens of Sterculia · collected 1927–2014Species page ›

Sterculia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2014. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-14.

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

Cite this specimen

Sterculia. BISH 762202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956670872. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762202.

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