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Xylosma suaveolens

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BISH 145117Botany

Xylosma suaveolens

As recorded: Xylosma suaveolens subsp. pubigera Sleumer

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Salicaceae

Collected by
Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.; Mara's clerkElizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →Mara's clerk →
Collector number
600
Date
July 1, 1921
Locality
Nuku Hiva, Hakaui, base of slopes, valley at low altitude
Island
Nuku Hiva
Region
French Polynesia
Identified by
Sleumer, H.O.
Record type
Preserved specimen
114 Bishop specimens of Xylosma suaveolens · collected 1909–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.; Mara's clerk also collected 3 other specimens.

Xylosma suaveolens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-19.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Xylosma suaveolens. BISH 145117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177080. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/145117.

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