BISH 181311Botany

Quassia amara

Quassia

As recorded: Quassia amara L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Simaroubaceae

Collected by: Barrau, J.
Collector number: 1003
Date: September 1, 1955
Locality: Near Taravao, former Harrison Smith property, Motuovini?.
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Neal, M.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Quassia amara · collected 1926–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1955, Barrau, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Quassia amara observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 322 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

2026-09-26

Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 97356, Guyane française

(c) Pierrot F., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24

Rue de la Raffinerie, Matoury, GF

(c) kevnob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Kabalebo, Sipaliwini, Suriname

(c) Jérémie Lapèze, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Kabalebo, Suriname

(c) Léna Sardini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Kabalebo, Suriname

(c) Léna Sardini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-30

Trinidad and Tobago

(c) Omar Monzon Carmona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Quassia amara. BISH 181311. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956526895. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181311.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956526895 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026