BISH 172101Botany

Colubrina asiatica

latherleaf

As recorded: Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rhamnaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 25998
Date: July 27, 1946
Locality: north end of strip of land on east side of island called "Purple Beach"
Island: Beliliou Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Colubrina asiatica · collected 1840–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 27, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Colubrina asiatica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 817 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Taiwan

(c) George Kuo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-11

Portland Roads Rd, Iron Range, QLD, AU

(c) Jonathan Mills-Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Pingtung, TW-TA, TW

(c) changchih-yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Taiwan, TW

(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Hollywood, FL, USA

no rights reserved

2026-10-03

Hollywood, FL, USA

(c) Ben Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Colubrina asiatica. BISH 172101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956243334. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/172101.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956243334 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026