Citronella samoensis

As recorded: Citronella samoensis (A.Gray) R.A.Howard

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cardiopteridales › Cardiopteridaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15335
Date: March 18, 1953
Locality: Above Riechelmann's Fuai plantation
Island: 'Eua Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 240 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Citronella samoensis · collected 1920–2001Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 18, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 23 other specimens.

Citronella samoensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-05-19.

2016-05-19

American Samoa

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Cite this specimen

Citronella samoensis. BISH 150247. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177098. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150247.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956177098 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026