BISH 189725Botany

Callicarpa candicans

great wooly Malayan lilac

As recorded: Callicarpa candicans var. paucinervia (Merr.) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 2993
Date: June 21, 1946
Locality: Charan - Tarhoho
Island: Saipan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 30 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

64 Bishop specimens of Callicarpa candicans · collected 1932–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Callicarpa candicans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-17.

2026-03-17

Guam, Yigo, Guam, US

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

2025-08-12

Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Dededo, Guam, US

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

2025-07-18

Townsville QLD, Australia

(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-27

Whitsundays QLD, Australia

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

2025-05-11

Viqueque, Timor-Leste

(c) Ian Cowie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-03

Mount Inkerman Rd, Bedourie, QLD, AU

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

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

Cite this specimen

Callicarpa candicans. BISH 189725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427450. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/189725.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956427450 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026