Polyscias lanutoensis

As recorded: Polyscias lanutoensis (Hochr.) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 551
Date: September 6, 1929
Locality: Top of Fao
Island: Upolu
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 680 m
Identified by: Lowry II, P.P.
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Polyscias lanutoensis · collected 1922–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 6, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polyscias lanutoensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-12.

2025-06-12

Tuamasaga, Samoa

(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-25

Aleipata Itupa i Lalo, WS-AT, WS

(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polyscias lanutoensis. BISH 123228. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486909. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123228.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956486909 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026