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Thespesia populnea

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Thespesia populnea

milo

As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; NULL
Collector number: 8352
Date: June 1, 1984
Locality: no specific loc given
Island: Kosrae
Region: Kosrae, Micronesia
Identified by: Kennedy, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

283 Bishop specimens of Thespesia populnea · collected 1791–2023Species page ›

Thespesia populnea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,015 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Pingtung, TW-TA, TW

(c) 沈冠宇(Kuan-yu Shen), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Cowpens St, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Summerland Key, FL 33042, USA

(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

FL, US

(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, US

(c) badkittystt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thespesia populnea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Sanibel Island, Sanibel, FL, US

(c) BARBIJD92, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Thespesia populnea. BISH 804579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546523353. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/804579.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 6546523353 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026