Myristica inutilis

As recorded: Myristica inutilis Rich. ex A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae

Collected by: Wisner, A.W.
Collector number: 66
Date: February 20, 1959
Locality: Tafuna
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Neal, M.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

70 Bishop specimens of Myristica inutilis · collected 1905–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 20, 1959, Wisner, A.W. also collected 21 other specimens.

Myristica inutilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-17.

2025-05-17

Tutuila Island, American Samoa, AS

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2025-05-15

Tutuila Island, American Samoa, AS

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2016-05-14

American Samoa

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Cite this specimen

Myristica inutilis. BISH 163347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/163347.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956307372 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026