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Caryota mitis
Burmese Fishtail-palm
As recorded: Caryota mitis Lour.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 22, 1949
- Locality
- Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 22, 1949, Neal, M.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Caryota mitis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-10.
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-05
Hā’ena, HI, US
(c) bsnapp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-11
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-09-15
Puako, HI, USA
(c) Berta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-15
Hawaiʻi, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) Elizabeth Hasenmyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-06-25
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caryota mitis. BISH 115720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179092. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115720.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179092 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026