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Metroxylon warburgii
As recorded: Metroxylon warburgii (Heimerl) Becc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- MacKee, M.
- Collector number
- 19931
- Date
- November 5, 1968
- Locality
- Tanumalala
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metroxylon warburgii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-01.

2025-06-01
Shefa, VU
(c) johana_shein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-06
Varisu, VU-SE, VU
(c) johana_shein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-09
Anoamaa East, WS-AT, WS
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-21
Mele, Shefa, Vanuatu
(c) emanon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-01
Tafea, VU
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-01-26
Gaga'ifomauga, Samoa
(c) Annika T, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metroxylon warburgii. BISH 36634. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956325493. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36634.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956325493 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
