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Pimenta racemosa
Bay Rum Tree
As recorded: Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 783
- Date
- May 31, 1927
- Locality
- Faaroa Valley
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 31, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Pimenta racemosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Maunabo, PR, US
(c) PteroForestPDM, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) Jaxon Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
Saint-John, Dominique
(c) Guillaume Delaitre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-06
Puerto Rico, Arecibo, PR, US
(c) ernestopaganarocho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Yabucoa, PR, US
(c) Finca Gaia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Yabucoa, PR, US
(c) Finca Gaia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pimenta racemosa. BISH 14240. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142875. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14240.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956142875 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026