
Cordia aspera
As recorded: Cordia aspera G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Cordiaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W989
- Date
- October 21, 1973
- Locality
- Potlatch lumbering road, inland from Asau
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 21, 1973, Whistler, W.A. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cordia aspera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-15.

2026-06-15
台灣宜蘭縣頭城鎮龜山里
(c) Cheng-Te Hsu, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-13
Taiwan, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-02
Taiwan, TW
(c) 羅元甫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-02
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-03
261台灣宜蘭縣頭城鎮宜蘭縣頭城鎮
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-10
Taiwan, TW
(c) symlpocos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cordia aspera. BISH 417616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956532271. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417616.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956532271 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
