Pemphis acidula

As recorded: Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 21474
Date: December 27, 1945
Locality: Pingelap Island
Island: Pingelap Atoll
Region: Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

373 Bishop specimens of Pemphis acidula · collected 1887–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 27, 1945, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pemphis acidula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1945. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Pemphis acidula. BISH 157429. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534293. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157429.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956534293 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026