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Hedycarya denticulata
As recorded: Hedycarya denticulata Perkins & Gilg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Monimiaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →
- Collector number
- 2241
- Date
- July 30, 1931
- Locality
- Slopes of crater above Matavanu
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 30, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hedycarya denticulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-12.

2025-06-12
O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-01
O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS
(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hedycarya denticulata. BISH 160749. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956403103. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/160749.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956403103 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
