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Guettarda speciosa in life — In life — Beach Gardenia, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by juju98

BISH 174384Botany

Guettarda speciosa

Beach Gardenia

As recorded: Guettarda speciosa L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 17460
Date: October 16, 1934
Locality: Flint Island
Island: Flint Island
Region: Kiribati
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

456 Bishop specimens of Guettarda speciosa · collected 1836–2009Species page ›

Guettarda speciosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 826 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

Guettarda speciosa observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Okinawa, JP

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

Guettarda speciosa observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Taman Pantai Dickson, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

(c) John Howes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Guettarda speciosa observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Baa, MV

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

Guettarda speciosa observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Anjiabe, Madagascar

(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Guettarda speciosa observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Nanumea, Tuvalu

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

Guettarda speciosa observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Baa, MV

(c) Eanash Mohamed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Guettarda speciosa. BISH 174384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396938. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174384.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956396938 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026