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Pritchardia pacifica
Fiji fan palm
As recorded: Pritchardia pacifica Seem. & H.Wendl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 2842
- Date
- October 8, 1931
- Locality
- Salailua
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 8, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pritchardia pacifica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) julieta_otiniano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) lordvader10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Willemstad, CW
(c) Damany Calder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Nggatokae, Solomon Islands
(c) Lillian Kotsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Baa, MV
(c) Eanash Mohamed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Jaime Benitez National Park, San Juan, PR, US
(c) amaiavarela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pritchardia pacifica. BISH 109484. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109484.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956170683 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026