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Alphitonia incana
As recorded: Alphitonia philippinensis Braid
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rhamnaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3552
- Date
- March 24, 1934
- Locality
- Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village, Kan-en District.
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 9 other specimens.
Alphitonia incana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-27.

2025-11-27
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Jeremy Collison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-04-14
Kabupaten de Halmahera central, Moluques du Nord, Indonésie
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alphitonia incana. BISH 171940. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175644. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/171940.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175644 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
