BISH 166540Botany

Syzygium richii

As recorded: Syzygium richii (A.Gray) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15813
Date: April 30, 1953
Locality: near sea, road between sea and central lake
Island: Nomuka Island
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Syzygium richii · collected 1925–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 30, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Syzygium richii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-10.

2024-11-10

Tafea, VU

(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-10

Tafea, VU

(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-08-06

Tongatapu, TO

(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-16

Tongatapu, TO

(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Syzygium richii. BISH 166540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168226. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166540.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956168226 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026