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Gymnosporia thompsonii
As recorded: Gymnosporia palauica Loes.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Takamatsu, M.
- Collector number
- 1148
- Date
- April 16, 1936
- Locality
- Arukodokorokke
- Island
- Arukodokorokke
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Neal, M.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Gymnosporia thompsonii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-30.

2026-07-30
Anao, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Mangilao, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-17
Mangilao, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-29
Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-20
Rota, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-17
(c) Reardon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnosporia thompsonii. BISH 136691. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517774. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/136691.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517774 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
