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Drimys piperita
As recorded: Tasmannia piperita (Hook.fil.) Miers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Canellales › Winteraceae
- Collected by
- Koster, Ch.
- Collector number
- BW 13707
- Date
- March 5, 1962
- Locality
- Wondiwoi Mts., Wandammen Peninsula
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- West Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 920 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) James, S.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1962, Koster, Ch. also collected 3 other specimens.
Drimys piperita observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-05.
2026-01-05
Sulawesi, Tojo Una-Una Regency, Central Sulawesi, ID
(c) Eidiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-05
Tojo Una-Una Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Eidiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-05
Tojo Una-Una Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Eidiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-06
Sabah, MY
(c) 羅恩至, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) catsaround, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Sabah, MY
(c) fffoliage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Drimys piperita. BISH 40778. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364862. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40778.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364862 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026