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Morinda pacifica
As recorded: Sarcopygme pacifica (Reinecke) Setch. & Christoph.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 1136
- Date
- November 7, 1929
- Locality
- Alava Ridge
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Christophersen, E.; Setchell, W.A.Erling Christophersen →William A. Setchell →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 7, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Morinda pacifica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-12.

2025-06-12
Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-08
O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS
(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-01
O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS
(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-01
O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS
(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-01
O Le Pupu Pu'e, Vaimauga West, WS-TU, WS
(c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-14
Ta'u Manua, American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morinda pacifica. BISH 177663. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353400. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/177663.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956353400 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
