
Pemphis acidula
bantigue
As recorded: Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Lyons, T.
- Collector number
- 26
- Date
- August 17, 1940
- Locality
- Wake Island, Peale Island
- Island
- Wake Island
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1940, Lyons, T. also collected 13 other specimens.
Pemphis acidula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. 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 157472. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157472.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956300784 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
