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Commersonia bartramia
As recorded: Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 2891
- Date
- December 20, 1933
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity (Ch'ang-kiang)
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1933, Lau, S.K. also collected 9 other specimens.
Commersonia bartramia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 813 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Lismore NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Nicholas John Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Bapaume Rd at Dobbs Street, stop 63, Holland Park West QLD 4121, Australia
(c) Petami, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) ruddy2410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Nightcap NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia
(c) Graham Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Gibbs Ave near Genoa Pl, Collingwood Park QLD 4301, Australia
(c) Kat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Commersonia bartramia. BISH 183131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168745. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/183131.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168745 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
