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Bruguiera gymnorhiza
orange mangrove
As recorded: Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae
- Collected by
- Niering, W.A.
- Collector number
- 750
- Date
- September 1, 1954
- Locality
- Nukuoro Atoll
- Island
- Nukuoro Atoll
- Region
- Pohnpei, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1954, Niering, W.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Bruguiera gymnorhiza observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. 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 38932. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956258126. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/38932.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956258126 ↗
- 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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