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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Banana Bush
As recorded: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 9634
- Date
- November 30, 1953
- Locality
- Hills between Waininggere & Waisese Creeks, between Ngaloa & Wainiyambia
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Serua Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,448 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Kondalilla National Park, Montville, QLD, AU
(c) chezbomb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Queensland, AU
(c) Cap McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Ocean Shores, NSW, AU
(c) Harry Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Federal QLD, Australia
(c) alexstandishii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Mooloolah Valley, QLD, AU
(c) bush_regentleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui. BISH 130537. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396741. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/130537.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396741 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
