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Exacum tetragonum
As recorded: Exacum tetragonum Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Gentianaceae
- Collected by
- Clemens, M.S.
- Collector number
- 10809
- Date
- November 11, 1939
- Locality
- Vicinity of Kajabit Mission
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- Perry, L.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 11, 1939, Clemens, M.S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Exacum tetragonum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19
Pune, IN-MH, IN
(c) nachiketl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Kolhapur, IN-MH, IN
(c) Aakash Raut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
East Arnhem, NT, AU
(c) Jacinta Francesca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-14
East Arnhem - Bal, AU-NT, AU
(c) ThirstyBuffalo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-23
QQ48+4H3, Bachihalli, Halliyur, Karnataka 573123, India
(c) Dayananda KH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-13
Chikmagalur, IN-KA, IN
(c) Vishnu Kumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Exacum tetragonum. BISH 145203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385448. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/145203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385448 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
