BISH 1003614BotanyIsotype

Exallage auricularia

eared starviolet

As recorded: Hedyotis auricularia var. dispersa Fosberg & Sachet

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 46603
Date: July 27, 1965
Locality: Luej (Lueis) Village
Island: Yap
Region: Yap, Micronesia
Elevation: 1,015 m
Type status: Isotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Exallage auricularia · collected 1933–2013Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 27, 1965, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 22 other specimens.

Exallage auricularia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22

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

2026-09-16

香港九龍荔枝角美荔道;近美孚新邨第五期

(c) Kass Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15

Shing Mun

no rights reserved

2024-04-28

India

(c) deepachandran, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2020-08-13

118 Old Sha Po Village, Lamma Island, Hong Kong, Lamma Island, 香港

(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Exallage auricularia. BISH 1003614. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555884. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003614.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956555884 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026