Polyscias fruticosa

Ming Aralia

As recorded: Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 26102
Date: August 3, 1946
Locality: Hare Islet
Island: Kapingamarangi Atoll
Region: Micronesia
Elevation: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

77 Bishop specimens of Polyscias fruticosa · collected 1926–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 3, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polyscias fruticosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28

Tamayong, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines

(c) RACHELANN, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08

Plaza 1 Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malezya

(c) saba, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-09-01

Kent Ridge Cres, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) Jenny Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) yorkshiresoul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06

Hội An

(c) Игорь Оноприенко, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-25

Singapore

(c) madmax33, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polyscias fruticosa. BISH 38962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956471833. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/38962.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956471833 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026