
Pittosporum ferrugineum
Rusty Pittosporum
As recorded: Pittosporum ferrugineum W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Hosokawa, T.
- Collector number
- 5832
- Date
- August 16, 1933
- Locality
- Nipit-One
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Haas, J.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1933, Hosokawa, T. also collected 13 other specimens.
Pittosporum ferrugineum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 178 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Smithfield, QLD, AU
(c) scottjmorrissey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Cox St, Caboolture, QLD, AU
(c) Jeygan Sanganithy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Cox St, Caboolture, QLD, AU
(c) Jeygan Sanganithy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Adelaide St, Cooktown, QLD, AU
(c) Reneta Pope, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15
Whitfield, QLD, AU
(c) Imogen Cunningham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15
Hugh Guinea Court, Worongary, QLD, AU
(c) hbutler86, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum ferrugineum. BISH 170235. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552672. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170235.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552672 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
