Suriana maritima

As recorded: Suriana maritima L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Surianaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14332
Date: May 16, 1934
Locality: Coral rocks near beach
Island: Tepoto Atoll
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: St.John, H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

221 Bishop specimens of Suriana maritima · collected 1840–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 16, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Suriana maritima observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,595 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA

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

2026-10-21

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Flacq, MU

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

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Cite this specimen

Suriana maritima. BISH 181391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353418. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181391.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956353418 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026