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Canthium
Turkeyberries
As recorded: Canthium Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Streimann, H.; et al.
- Collector number
- NGF 34153
- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Locality
- Kiunga-Rumginae Road, 5 km N of Kiunga
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 13, 1972, Streimann, H.; et al. also collected 2 other specimens.
Canthium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,782 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Skuilkrans Koppie Footpath, Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Cacadu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(c) Norbert Hahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Shoreham VIC 3916, Australia
(c) Leng Ouch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Cacadu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(c) Norbert Hahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Benarkin State Forest
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canthium. BISH 400108. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339305. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/400108.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339305 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
