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Salacia chinensis
As recorded: Salacia chinensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Hosokawa, T.
- Collector number
- 6769
- Date
- September 15, 1933
- Locality
- Arumonogui, near Arumatan (Mangrove Koho-pirin)
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1933, Hosokawa, T. also collected 19 other specimens.
Campnosperma brevipetiolatum
Botany
Cerbera floribunda
Botany
Connarus semidecandrus
Botany
Decaspermum fruticosum
Botany
Diospyros ferrea
Botany
Flacourtia rukam
Botany
Hedyotis korrorensis
Botany
Horsfieldia palauensis
Botany
Ischaemum ciliare
Botany
Ixora casei
Botany
Lygodium microphyllum
Botany
Pandanus polycephalus
Botany
Phlegmariurus phlegmaria
Botany
Piper ponapense
Botany
Rhynchospora rubra
Botany
Rhynchospora rubra
Botany
Semecarpus venenosus
Botany
Sphaeropteris lunulata
Botany
Symplocos racemosa
Botany
Salacia chinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-18.
2026-07-18
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Tim Ferguson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Pavunjipattu R.F., Tamil Nadu, India
no rights reserved
2026-01-10
9GFJ+P3H, Airai, Palau
(c) Manu Guerrero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-01
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-20
Daintree QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Gaye Drady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Salacia chinensis. BISH 149959. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956572372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/149959.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956572372 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026