BISH 172799Botany

Rhaphiolepis bibas

As recorded: Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae

Collected by: Wilder, G.P.
Collector number: 920
Date: April 20, 1929
Locality: Arorangi
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Wilder, G.P.
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Rhaphiolepis bibas · collected 1915–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 20, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rhaphiolepis bibas observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23

Marden Rd, Apopka, FL, US

(c) Suranga Basnagala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-30

10095 Grugliasco TO, Italia

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

2025-10-25

Coromandel, New Zealand

no rights reserved

2025-03-08

Upper Victoria Ave, Whanganui 4500, New Zealand

(c) Colin Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-19

Marmaris, Muğla, Turkey

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

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

Cite this specimen

Rhaphiolepis bibas. BISH 172799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956391705. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/172799.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956391705 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026