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Thespesia populnea
As recorded: Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Tabrah, F.; Gillett, G.G.W. Gillett →F. Tabrah →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 1, 1966
- Locality
- Puako, behind his house
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Thespesia populnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) lilianajoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia populnea. BISH 9868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956553140. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9868.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956553140 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
