Inocarpus fagifer
Polynesian chestnut
As recorded: Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.Otto Degener →E. Ordonez →
- Collector number
- 13797
- Date
- December 21, 1940
- Locality
- Ovalau: Near Levuka.
- Island
- Ovalau
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 21, 1940, Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. also collected 10 other specimens.
Inocarpus fagifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.
2026-09-13
Pāʻea
(c) mikos106, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Lila Sinkiewicz Cohen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Deuba, Fiji
(c) Andreas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Nuku Hiva, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Papeari, Teva I Uta, Polynésie française
(c) jfeig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Papeari, Teva I Uta, Polynésie française
(c) jfeig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Inocarpus fagifer. BISH 154737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956586704. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/154737.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956586704 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026