Bruguiera gymnorhiza

As recorded: Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae

Collected by: Takamatsu, M.
Collector number: 857
Date: February 24, 1936
Locality: Na I.
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

221 Bishop specimens of Bruguiera gymnorhiza · collected 1906–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 24, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 20 other specimens.

Bruguiera gymnorhiza observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Welsby QLD, Australia

(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Welsby QLD, Australia

(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

10988-1 Kin, Kunigami District, Okinawa 904-1201, Japan

(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

Iron Range, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-11

Horseshoe Bay QLD 4819, Australia

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Bruguiera gymnorhiza. BISH 172378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/172378.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956170980 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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