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Christia obcordata
swallowtail plant
As recorded: Christia obcordata (Poir.) Bakh.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 29611
- Date
- May 4, 1964
- Locality
- Repulse Bay.
- Region
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Identified by
- Geesink, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1964, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 6 other specimens.
Christia obcordata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. 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 156331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956151428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/156331.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956151428 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
