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Polyscias spectabilis
As recorded: Gastonia spectabilis (Harms) Philipson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Henty, E.E.; LeleanE.E. Henty →Y. Lelean →
- Collector number
- NGF 41864
- Date
- February 14, 1969
- Locality
- Mori River
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Lowry II, P.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1969, Henty, E.E.; Lelean also collected 1 other specimen.
Polyscias spectabilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-10.
2025-09-10
Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-13
Bloomfield QLD 4895, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias spectabilis. BISH 32068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559397. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/32068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559397 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026