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Diospyros samoensis
As recorded: Diospyros samoensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W1868
- Date
- March 27, 1974
- Locality
- Namu'a Islet off the E end of Upolu
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1974, Whistler, W.A. also collected 17 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Bruguiera gymnorhiza
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Diospyros foliosa
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Diospyros foliosa
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Geniostoma rupestre
Botany
Guettardella inconspicua
Botany
Jasminum didymum
Botany
Pandanus subulorum
Botany
Phaleria disperma
Botany
Rhizophora mangle
Botany
Sporobolus diandrus
Botany
Syzygium clusiifolium
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Urena lobata
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Volkameria inermis
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Diospyros samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-17.
2025-11-17
L'Île des Pins, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) jp_poigoune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-19
l'Île des Pins, Sud, New Caledonia
(c) Nicolas Rinck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-02
Poindimié, Nord, New Caledonia
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-02
Lifou, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Shankar Meyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-04-26
Houaïlou, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros samoensis. BISH 417877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026