BISH 174725Botany

Kadua romanzoffiensis

As recorded: Kadua romanzoffiensis Cham. & Schltdl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Wight, S.G.Harold St.John →Samuel Wight →
Collector number: 16136
Date: August 11, 1934
Locality: Motu Tehau
Island: Motu Tehau
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Lorence, D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

90 Bishop specimens of Kadua romanzoffiensis · collected 1836–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 11, 1934, St.John, H.; Wight, S.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Kadua romanzoffiensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-16.

2025-09-16

Pitcairn Islands, PN

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

2010-10-11

Oeno Island, Pitcairn Islands

(c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Kadua romanzoffiensis. BISH 174725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956627639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174725.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956627639 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026