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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Lantern Tree
As recorded: Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Hernandiaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15533
- Date
- March 27, 1953
- Locality
- In open forest on seaward terrace, eastern side of the island, near Lokupo
- Island
- 'Eua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 90 m
- Identified by
- Buelow, G.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Hernandia nymphaeifolia. BISH 149557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956392279. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/149557.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956392279 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026