BISH 144684Botany

Aphloia theiformis

Malagasy tea

As recorded: Aphloia mauritiana Baker

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Crossosomatales › Aphloiaceae

Collected by: Bijoux, F.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: December 1, 1909
Locality: Royal Gardens, Pamplemousses
Island: Mauritius
Region: Mauritius
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Aphloia theiformis · collected 1909–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 1, 1909, Bijoux, F. also collected 23 other specimens.

Aphloia theiformis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 431 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Saint-Denis, RE-DN, PN Réunion, RE

(c) Stuart Cable, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Piste Machabée / Machabée Trail, Plaine Wilhems, MU

(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Piste Machabée / Machabée Trail, Plaine Wilhems, MU

(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

Hhohho Region, Eswatini

(c) Linda Loffler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07

La Réunion, Cilaos, RE

(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Sentier Botanique Ravine Blanche, Le Tampon, RE

(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Aphloia theiformis. BISH 144684. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/144684.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956378394 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026