
Ixora casei
giant red
As recorded: Ixora casei var. medialoba Fosberg & Sachet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosokawa, T.
- Collector number
- 8309
- Date
- July 26, 1936
- Locality
- Amatyan
- Island
- Tol Island
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- 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 26, 1936, Hosokawa, T. also collected 10 other specimens.
Ixora casei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. 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 175291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/175291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956671999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
