Phoenix roebelenii

As recorded: Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 4589
Date: December 1, 1930
Locality: Distr. Pare
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 6 m
Identified by: Read, R.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Phoenix roebelenii · collected 1930–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 1, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Phoenix roebelenii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 197 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15

Santos Dumont, Vitória - ES, Brasil

(c) Rayane Reis Chagas Vieira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

MS Ramaiah College, Gokula 1st Stage, Divanarapalya, Mathikere, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560054, India

(c) Utsav Biswas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-09-17

Airport Road, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, VC

(c) Lockesha Harry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08

Calle Río Guamaní, Toa Alta, PR, US

(c) Santos Caban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03

Jalan Kampus UNNES, Semarang, Central Java, ID

(c) Ario Abdillah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29

Avenida Central, Lavras, MG, BR

(c) Nina Carvalho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Phoenix roebelenii. BISH 36434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956656555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36434.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956656555 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026