Bruguiera gymnorhiza
orange mangrove
As recorded: Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae
- Collected by
- Bristol, M.L.
- Collector number
- 2312
- Date
- September 11, 1968
- Locality
- Lefaga: Falese'ela
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 11, 1968, Bristol, M.L. also collected 9 other specimens.
Bruguiera gymnorhiza observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Welsby QLD, Australia
(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Welsby QLD, Australia
(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
10988-1 Kin, Kunigami District, Okinawa 904-1201, Japan
(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Iron Range, QLD, AU
(c) Jonathan Mills-Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Horseshoe Bay QLD 4819, Australia
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Bruguiera gymnorhiza. BISH 28839. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346895. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28839.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346895 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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