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BISH 109346Botany
Hydriastele palauensis
bochelauchererak
As recorded: Gulubia palauensis (Becc.) H.E.Moore & Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Gressitt, G.L.
- Collector number
- 45
- Date
- December 1, 1952
- Locality
- Auluptagel Island
- Island
- Ulebsechel Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hydriastele palauensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2020-03-17.

2020-03-17
Palau
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2019-04-06
Palau
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydriastele palauensis. BISH 109346. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956371284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109346.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956371284 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
