
BISH 408859Botany
Sarcolobus retusus
As recorded: Sarcolobus retusus K.Schum.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobs, M.
- Collector number
- 9680
- Date
- November 22, 1973
- Locality
- SE of Lae on coast, opposite Lasanga Island
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Forster, P.I.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 22, 1973, Jacobs, M. also collected 13 other specimens.
Sarcolobus retusus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-08.

2024-07-08
Euidelchol, PW
(c) Heather Ketebengang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-09-19
Oyama Beach
(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sarcolobus retusus. BISH 408859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956256996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/408859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956256996 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
