BISH 172686Botany

Rhizophora mucronata

Indo-West Pacific Stilt Mangrove

As recorded: Rhizophora mucronata Lam.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 21469
Date: December 27, 1945
Locality: Pingelap
Island: Pingelap Atoll
Region: Pohnpei, Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

104 Bishop specimens of Rhizophora mucronata · collected 1905–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 27, 1945, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rhizophora mucronata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,938 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Townsville City QLD 4810, Australia

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Pingtung, TW-TA, TW

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

2026-10-24

Palm Island, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-20

East Point, NT, AU

(c) Julie Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20

Okinawa, JP

(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Rhizophora mucronata. BISH 172686. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956183059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/172686.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956183059 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026