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Garuga floribunda
As recorded: Garuga floribunda Decne.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Burseraceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 3308
- Date
- November 19, 1931
- Locality
- Falelima-Siuvao
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 19, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Garuga floribunda observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-15.

2026-06-15
Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
(c) Alan McArthur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-22
Arcadia QLD 4819, Australia
(c) Alan McArthur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-31
Arcadia QLD 4819, Australia
no rights reserved

2025-10-04
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-18
Townsville QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-05
Cook, AU-QL, AU
(c) sworboys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Garuga floribunda. BISH 135142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/135142.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573561 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
