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Syzygium samarangense
Wax Apple
As recorded: Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Herre, A.W.
- Collector number
- 62
- Date
- October 26, 1933
- Locality
- Palau Islands
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 26, 1933, Herre, A.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Syzygium samarangense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 554 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.
2026-08-15
Xiahu St, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, TW
(c) starry-, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
226台灣新北市平溪區十分瀑布(月桃寮)
(c) herb-chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Linkou District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) rockgeek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Linkou District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) rockgeek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Daan District, Taipei City, TW
(c) 彭敬淑, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Tiehhua Rd, Taitung City, Taitung County, TW
(c) test730904, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Syzygium samarangense. BISH 164922. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956633616. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/164922.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956633616 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026