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Ficus prolixa
Pacific Banyan
As recorded: Ficus prolixa var. prolixa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 1569
- Date
- October 6, 1922
- Locality
- Eau Margu, around bay
- Island
- Eiao
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 1 other specimen.
Ficus prolixa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
I Chenchon, Rota 96951, CNMI
(c) Lauren Helton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Pali'E Road, Northern Mariana Islands, MP
(c) widoweva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
I Chenchon, Rota 96951, CNMI
(c) Lauren Helton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Likie Road, FM
(c) vergilanikagilmete, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Vanuatu, VU
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ficus prolixa. BISH 161360. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360075. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/161360.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360075 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026