BISH 122859Botany

Meryta macrophylla

As recorded: Meryta macrophylla Seem.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
Collector number: 2369
Date: August 13, 1931
Locality: Manase plantation
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 100 m
Identified by: Tronchet, F.; Lowry II, P.P.P.P. Lowry II →F. Tronchet →
Record type: Preserved specimen

57 Bishop specimens of Meryta macrophylla · collected 1906–2001Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 13, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Meryta macrophylla observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-05-17.

2016-05-17

American samoa

(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Meryta macrophylla. BISH 122859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229614. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/122859.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956229614 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026