
Ixora casei
giant red
As recorded: Ixora casei var. medialoba Fosberg & Sachet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 25539
- Date
- July 12, 1946
- Locality
- Mt. Matade
- Island
- Yap
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 160 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H.; Oliver, R.L.F. Raymond Fosberg →Royce L. Oliver →M.-H Sachet →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ixora casei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Guwahati
(c) dawor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
KL56 HKL (Selatan), 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(c) Fidz Nordin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
CR5W+WF2, Mahewa East, Mirakhpur Kachhar, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Ngeremlengui, PW
(c) Christine McCormack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
Tortugero town main side walk, Pococi, Limon, CR
(c) Esther Cruzado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11
Yong'an Rd, Luye Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) Fei-Ting Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ixora casei. BISH 175270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956240510. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/175270.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956240510 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
