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Macroptilium atropurpureum
Purple Bush-Bean
As recorded: Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 8734
- Date
- February 5, 1993
- Locality
- Morobe Province; Saruwaged
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 5, 1993, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 19 other specimens.
Aglaia
Botany
Aglaonema marantifolium
Botany
Albizia chinensis
Botany
Alocasia
Botany
Alocasia
Botany
Chisocheton ceramicus
Botany
Ficus ampelos
Botany
Ficus ampelos
Botany
Ichnocarpus frutescens
Botany
Litsea
Botany
Litsea guppyi
Botany
Litsea guppyi
Botany
Ludwigia octovalvis
Botany
Mussaenda
Botany
Phrynium pedunculatum
Botany
Phrynium pedunculatum
Botany
Piper lanatum
Botany
Sterculia
Botany
Sterculia
Botany
Macroptilium atropurpureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
23209 B.C.S., México
(c) Luisa Marrón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) Ian, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Mulegé, B.C.S., MX
(c) Gemina Garland-Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
La Paz, B.C.S., MX
(c) lucyfrausto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Youbike 旱溪西東山路口
(c) nucellus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macroptilium atropurpureum. BISH 763533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956140474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/763533.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956140474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026