Caryota mitis

Burmese Fishtail-palm

As recorded: Caryota mitis Lour.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 32389
Date: March 26, 1950
Locality: old experiment station at Ngeleaklolubed
Island: Oreor
Region: Palau
Elevation: 8 m
Identified by: Read, R.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Caryota mitis · collected 1862–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 26, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Caryota mitis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 839 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

國立屏東科技大學, 內埔鄉, 屏東縣, TW

(c) Howie Chiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Katong, Singapore

(c) ssw1988, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Boca Del Mar, FL 33433, USA

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

2026-10-09

W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL, US

(c) shrushtipatel10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Caryota mitis. BISH 102455. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178691. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102455.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956178691 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026