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Heritiera littoralis in life — In life — Looking-glass mangrove, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子

BISH 183290Botany

Heritiera littoralis

Looking-glass mangrove

As recorded: Heritiera littoralis Dryand.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Kanehira, R.
Collector number: 766
Date: August 1, 1929
Locality: Sea side, Kolonia
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

132 Bishop specimens of Heritiera littoralis · collected 1792–2024Species page ›

Heritiera littoralis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 448 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Heritiera littoralis observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

日本〒905-1204 沖繩縣國頭郡東村 Taira, J5P7+QC

(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Heritiera littoralis observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Whitsundays QLD, Australia

(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Heritiera littoralis observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Taiwan

(c) Sam Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Heritiera littoralis observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

(c) Emilie P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Heritiera littoralis observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Queensland, AU

(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Heritiera littoralis observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

Daintree, AU-QL-DG, AU-QL, AU

(c) Cooper Mooney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Heritiera littoralis. BISH 183290. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956326314. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/183290.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956326314 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026