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Horsfieldia sylvestris
As recorded: Horsfieldia sylvestris (Houtt.) Warb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae
- Collected by
- Vink, W.
- Collector number
- BW 8551
- Date
- June 10, 1959
- Locality
- Near Oereb bicouac, ca. 200 km W of Hollandia
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 10, 1959, Vink, W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Horsfieldia sylvestris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-29.
2025-08-29
Klasuat, Distrik Sorong Timur, Kota Sorong, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-23
Kota Sorong, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hakim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-11-03
Kofiau, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Arief Hamidi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Horsfieldia sylvestris. BISH 412321. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352436. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412321.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352436 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026