Syzygium samarangense
Wax Apple
As recorded: Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 170477
- Date
- October 23, 1965
- Locality
- Tuhiaatua-Hakupu road
- Island
- Niue Island
- Region
- Niue
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1965, Sykes, W.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Syzygium samarangense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 553 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 166576. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956379539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166576.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956379539 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026