
Guettarda speciosa
Beach Gardenia
As recorded: Guettarda speciosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 1072
- Date
- March 31, 1927
- Locality
- 4 miles west of Suva
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Rewa Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Guettarda speciosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 826 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Taman Pantai Dickson, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
(c) John Howes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Baa, MV
(c) Альбина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Anjiabe, Madagascar
(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Nanumea, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 174562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671995. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174562.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956671995 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
