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Mirabilis jalapa
As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara,S.; Tawada, S.S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 5938
- Date
- July 2, 1951
- Locality
- Nakagami, Shuri Castle hill. Univ. of Ryukyus
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mirabilis jalapa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20,335 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30
Victoria Dr, Burkburnett, TX, US
(c) Lynn Seman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Victoria Dr, Burkburnett, TX, US
(c) Lynn Seman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Diagonal del Ferrocarril Centro, San Andrés Cholula, Pue., MX
(c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-30
Noche Buena, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oax., México
(c) gabrielisaias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Tivoli viale Tomei /Ospedale # f8978, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia
(c) kiki_in_the_fields, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Chapter, Cardiff, Wales, GB
(c) rhispence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 76888. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76888.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601179 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
