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Laportea ruderalis
atoll laportea
As recorded: Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Vander Velde, N.
- Collector number
- 321
- Date
- September 22, 2006
- Locality
- in dump area.
- Island
- Kili Island
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 2006, Vander Velde, N. also collected 13 other specimens.
Laportea ruderalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2006. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-23.

2026-02-23
XMMJ+8VP, Kalabbirang, Bantimurung, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi 90561, Indonesia
(c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-05
Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-09
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Lara Brenner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Tumon, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Tumon, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-04
Peleng Island, Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Laportea ruderalis. BISH 796254. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154451. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796254.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154451 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
