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Mitrastemon yamamotoi
As recorded: Mitrastemon yamamotoi (Makino) Makino
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Mitrastemonaceae
- Collected by
- Vink, W.
- Collector number
- 16402
- Date
- August 26, 1963
- Locality
- Kubor Rane: Uniba, Nona-Minj Divide
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,000 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 26, 1963, Vink, W. also collected 19 other specimens.
Mitrastemon yamamotoi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 220 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) fancy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) 黃美滿, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Taiwan
(c) KOFANG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Taiwan
(c) Annie Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Shaoguan, CN-GD, CN
(c) 一只普通的川, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Taiwan, TW
(c) Mong Chen Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mitrastemon yamamotoi. BISH 12585. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465493. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/12585.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465493 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
