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Christia obcordata
swallowtail plant
As recorded: Christia obcordata (Poir.) Bakh.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3796
- Date
- April 16, 1934
- Locality
- Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village; Kan-en District.
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 12 other specimens.
Christia obcordata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 143 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
950台灣臺東縣臺東市岩灣里
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-22
882台灣澎湖縣望安鄉東吉村7M69+FV
(c) tsou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
西引島, 東引鄉, 連江縣, TW
(c) 古尚豐, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Nangan Township, Lianjiang County, TW
(c) Chang-Yu Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Taiwan
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Taitung Forest Park, Taitung City, Taitung County, TW
(c) identifern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Christia obcordata. BISH 153799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956521428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153799.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956521428 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026