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Heritiera ornithocephala in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) R. O. Gardner, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BISH 24769Botany

Heritiera ornithocephala

As recorded: Heritiera ornithocephala Kosterm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by
Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number
10244
Date
February 22, 1940
Locality
Mutatau
Island
Niue Island
Region
Niue
Identified by
Whistler, W.A.
Record type
Preserved specimen
24 Bishop specimens of Heritiera ornithocephala · collected 1927–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 22, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 2 other specimens.

Heritiera ornithocephala

Botany

Ipomoea cairica

Botany

Heritiera ornithocephala observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2023-02-20.

Heritiera ornithocephala observed 2023-02-20

2023-02-20

O Le Pupu Pu'e, Falealili, WS-AT, WS

(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Heritiera ornithocephala. BISH 24769. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956672148. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24769.

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