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Antiaris toxicaria
Upas tree
As recorded: Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Hoogland, R.D.
- Collector number
- 5086
- Date
- August 12, 1955
- Locality
- Near Koropa village, Ramu Valley
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 175 m
- Identified by
- Neal, M.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Antiaris toxicaria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-07.

2026-05-07
Micheweni, TZ-PN, TZ
(c) susaninglis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-19
Kabupaten Manokwari, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28
Isola di Pemba, Micheweni, TZ
(c) andreaudzungwa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18
中国云南省西双版纳傣族自治州勐腊县
(c) 刘光裕 Liu Guangyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-07
马来西亚 Sarawak, 姆鲁山国家公园
(c) 小戴菊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-19
馬來西亞砂拉越美里省
(c) naturalistchu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Antiaris toxicaria. BISH 160918. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956209229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/160918.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956209229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
