Guettarda speciosa
Beach Gardenia
As recorded: Guettarda speciosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 1079
- Date
- January 7, 1956
- Locality
- Mejit Island
- Island
- Mejit Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- 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 January 7, 1956, Stone, B.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Guettarda speciosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Guettarda speciosa. BISH 17557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956412693. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17557.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956412693 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026