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Terminalia samoensis
As recorded: Terminalia samoensis Rech.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Combretaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 21459
- Date
- December 27, 1945
- Locality
- Pingelap Isl.
- Island
- Pingelap Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1945, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Terminalia samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-05-18.

2023-05-18
Aniwa, Vanuatu
(c) Nadine Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-18
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-09
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-06-10
Guam, Talofofo, Guam, US
(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-08
Marshall Islands
(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-09-27
Rongelap Atoll, Îles Marshall
(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Terminalia samoensis. BISH 147915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671885. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147915.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956671885 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
