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Osmelia
As recorded: Osmelia Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Salicaceae
- Collected by
- Floyd, A.G.
- Collector number
- 6639
- Date
- December 24, 1954
- Locality
- Keravat Logging Area
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 46 m
- Identified by
- (Dup. det.) Airy Shaw, H.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1954, Floyd, A.G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Osmelia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-29.

2026-03-29
Mandai Rd Track 7, Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore
(c) Sebastian Ow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Mandai Rd Track 7, Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore
(c) Sebastian Ow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Mandai Rd Track 7, Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore
(c) Sebastian Ow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-13
Central Water Catchment, Singapore
(c) Ethan Beaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-20
(c) kaigrr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-23
Central Water Catchment, Singapore
(c) zicky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Osmelia. BISH 137076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956236489. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137076.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956236489 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
