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Machilus salicina
As recorded: Machilus salicina Hance
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3055
- Date
- January 3, 1934
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity (Ch'ang-kiang District)
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 3, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Machilus salicina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-14.

2025-12-14
中国陵水黎族自治县MVXH+JG9
(c) 帕索卡, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11
中国 广东省广州市白云区 白云大道
(c) ffplamt1234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machilus salicina. BISH 151919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/151919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956207888 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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