
Pemphis acidula
bantigue
As recorded: Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 3446
- Date
- August 4, 1946
- Locality
- Seetau Islet
- Island
- Kapingamarangi Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 4, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 16 other specimens.
Pemphis acidula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,245 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Christmas Island, CX
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-14
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) Yung-Lun Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-12
Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) BatBoy_NewCal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
946台灣屏東縣恆春鎮南天宮[DRTS]
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
台灣屏東縣恆春鎮
(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pemphis acidula. BISH 157422. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157422.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424364 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
