BISH 123160Botany

Polyscias macgillivrayi

MacGillivray's aralia

As recorded: Polyscias macgillivrayi (Seem.) Harms

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24887
Date: June 8, 1946
Locality: Mt. Lasso
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 163 m
Identified by: Lowry II, P.P.
Record type: Preserved specimen

98 Bishop specimens of Polyscias macgillivrayi · collected 1911–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polyscias macgillivrayi observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-03.

2025-12-03

Northern Mariana Islands, MP

(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-03

Northern Mariana Islands, MP

(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-22

Northern Tinian, Tinian 96952, CNMI

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

2025-06-13

Aguijan, Tinian, CNMI

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

2025-04-18

Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Dededo, Guam, US

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

2025-03-10

GQ5M+68V, Tumon, 96913, Guam

(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Polyscias macgillivrayi. BISH 123160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956473731. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123160.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956473731 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026