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Pritchardia thurstonii

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BISH 109478Botany

Pritchardia thurstonii

As recorded: Pritchardia thurstonii F.Muell. & Drude

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15607
Date: April 1, 1953
Locality: near Ha'aluma
Island: 'Eua Island
Region: Tonga
Identified by: Hodel, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Pritchardia thurstonii · collected 1924–1999Species page ›

Pritchardia thurstonii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

Pritchardia thurstonii observed 2026-04-03

2026-04-03

Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, PF

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

Pritchardia thurstonii observed 2025-11-05

2025-11-05

Hawaii, US

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

Pritchardia thurstonii observed 2025-09-24

2025-09-24

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pritchardia thurstonii observed 2024-06-22

2024-06-22

Lau, FJ-EA, FJ

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pritchardia thurstonii observed 2024-06-20

2024-06-20

Lau, FJ-EA, FJ

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pritchardia thurstonii observed 2023-10-24

2023-10-24

Hawaii, US

(c) Brenden Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Pritchardia thurstonii. BISH 109478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956320601. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109478.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956320601 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026