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Diospyros samoensis
As recorded: Diospyros samoensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Wisner, A.W.
- Collector number
- 12
- Date
- August 16, 1959
- Locality
- Breakers Point
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1959, Wisner, A.W. also collected 7 other specimens.
Diospyros samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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 139095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956566512. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/139095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956566512 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026