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Rauvolfia sumatrana

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BISH 122505Botany

Rauvolfia sumatrana

As recorded: Rauvolfia sumatrana Jack

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Elmer, A.D.E.
Collector number: 13921
Date: September 1, 1912
Locality: Mindanao, Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta), Province of Agusan
Region: Philippines
Identified by: Middleton, D.J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

25 Bishop specimens of Rauvolfia sumatrana · collected 1909–1993Species page ›

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Back Bay Dr, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed 2026-04-11

2026-04-11

East Bluff, Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA

(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed 2025-06-21

2025-06-21

Back Bay Dr, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed 2022-05-19

2022-05-19

Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed 2021-07-05

2021-07-05

Orange, California, United States

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rauvolfia sumatrana observed 2021-06-13

2021-06-13

Orange, California, United States

(c) Amy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Rauvolfia sumatrana. BISH 122505. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/122505.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956470104 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026