Myrsine cheesemanii

As recorded: Myrsine cheesemanii (Hemsl. ex Mez) Fosberg & Sachet

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T.Harold E. Parks →S.T. Parks →
Collector number: 22340
Date: May 1, 1929
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Myrsine cheesemanii · collected 1929–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 1, 1929, Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Myrsine cheesemanii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2010-07-07.

2010-07-07

Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Mangatea Bluff

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Cite this specimen

Myrsine cheesemanii. BISH 164023. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956475286. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/164023.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956475286 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026