Diospyros samoensis
As recorded: Diospyros samoensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Setchell, W.A.
- Collector number
- 333
- Date
- July 11, 1920
- Locality
- Tutuila
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1920, Setchell, W.A. also collected 10 other specimens.
Diospyros samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-17.
2025-11-17
L'Île des Pins, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) jp_poigoune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-19
l'Île des Pins, Sud, New Caledonia
(c) Nicolas Rinck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-02
Poindimié, Nord, New Caledonia
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-02
Lifou, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Shankar Meyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-04-26
Houaïlou, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Diospyros samoensis. BISH 139093. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486983. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/139093.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486983 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026