
Pemphis acidula
bantigue
As recorded: Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Taylor, W.R.
- Collector number
- 46-1163
- Date
- April 18, 1946
- Locality
- Bikini, Chicerete Island
- Island
- Bikini Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1946, Taylor, W.R. also collected 6 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 157482. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582181. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157482.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582181 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
