BISH 17895Botany

Jubaea chilensis

Chilean wine palm

As recorded: Jubaea spectabilis Kunth

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 4595
Date: December 1, 1930
Locality: Tahiti - Distr. Pare
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 6 m
Identified by: Read, R.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On December 1, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Jubaea chilensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 815 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile

(c) Víctor Sarabia Sánchez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18

Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile

(c) Víctor Sarabia Sánchez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18

Quillota, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Cesar Ormazabal, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18

Quillota, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Cesar Ormazabal, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18

Quillota, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Cesar Ormazabal, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18

Quillota, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Cesar Ormazabal, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Jubaea chilensis. BISH 17895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567132. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17895.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956567132 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026