Hernandia nymphaeifolia

Lantern Tree

As recorded: Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Hernandiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 25129
Date: June 23, 1946
Locality: NW coast of W end of island
Island: Rota
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 6 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

159 Bishop specimens of Hernandia nymphaeifolia · collected 1841–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 23, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 22 other specimens.

Hernandia nymphaeifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 413 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Dunk, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-23

Ring Road, Vanuatu, VU

(c) Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Octopus Resort, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-09

PW

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

2026-10-01

(c) Bryce van der Heide, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20

Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Hernandia nymphaeifolia. BISH 149616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668385. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/149616.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956668385 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026