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Hoya nicholsoniae
As recorded: Hoya samoensis Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 1116
- Date
- September 3, 1925
- Locality
- Tumu Mt.
- Island
- Ofu
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 484 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1925, Garber, D.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hoya nicholsoniae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.

2026-09-16
Iron Range, QLD, AU
(c) djwitherall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Lamb Range QLD 4870, Australia
(c) Sarah Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Yanuar Ishaq Dc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-11-17
L'Île des Pins, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-17
L'Île des Pins, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-30
Ponérihouen, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hoya nicholsoniae. BISH 123482. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956368538. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123482.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956368538 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
