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Diospyros ferrea
As recorded: Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Takamatsu, M.
- Collector number
- 1577
- Date
- May 1, 1936
- Locality
- Garasumao
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 17 other specimens.
Diospyros ferrea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 116 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19
Tnhb Flats, 343-354, near Selliyamman Nagar, Sanatorium, Mummurti Nagar, Chromepet, Chennai, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tamil Nadu 600047, India
(c) Lakshman Rammohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Taiwan, TW
(c) 如此甚好, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-06
Taiwan, TW
(c) ssnp208, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Fujian, TW
(c) 陳秀敏, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) yating, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) yating, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros ferrea. BISH 138919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956595684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/138919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956595684 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
