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Macaranga thompsonii
As recorded: Macaranga thompsonii Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.
- Collector number
- 1091
- Date
- April 8, 1936
- Locality
- Orote Point
- Island
- Guam
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 8, 1936, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Macaranga thompsonii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-17.

2026-05-17
Mangilao, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-18
Pali'E Road, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-12
Guam, 66010
(c) Reardon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-16
GQ5M+68V, Tamuning, 96913, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-05-29
Rota Island, CNMI
(c) Micah Freedman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-10-11
I Liyang, Saipan 96950, CNMI
(c) Mike Yan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macaranga thompsonii. BISH 143576. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956408787. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/143576.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956408787 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
