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Coriaria ruscifolia
As recorded: Coriaria ruscifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Coriariaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 783
- Date
- September 25, 1929
- Locality
- Tuisivi range
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 1,700 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 17 other specimens.
Coriaria ruscifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,862 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Cobquecura, Ñuble, Chile
(c) Andrea Vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Mejía, EC-PI, EC
(c) Javier Robayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
QHM3+9RM, 170157 Quito, Ecuador
(c) Sebastián Ordóñez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-16
QHM4+7P8, 170157 Quito, Ecuador
(c) Sebastián Ordóñez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-11
Tungula, Ferreñafe, Perú
(c) Andres Castro Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
XGRH+FW, Malla Quepuca, Alto Biobío, Bío Bío, Chile
(c) Claudio Maureira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coriaria ruscifolia. BISH 140449. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956408775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/140449.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956408775 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
