Barringtonia samoensis

As recorded: Barringtonia samoensis A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 9973
Date: January 29, 1940
Locality: Niue Island
Island: Niue Island
Region: Niue
Elevation: 20 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

50 Bishop specimens of Barringtonia samoensis · collected 1905–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 29, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 21 other specimens.

Barringtonia samoensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-08-08.

2023-08-08

Tuamasaga, Samoa

(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-29

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

2019-01-16

National Park of American Samoa, Vatia, AS, AS

(c) Ben Hayden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-05-14

American Samoa

(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Barringtonia samoensis. BISH 152060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517849. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/152060.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956517849 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026