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Trichospermum pleiostigma
As recorded: Trichospermum pleiostigma (F.Muell.) Kosterm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Koster, Ch.
- Collector number
- BW 10903
- Date
- February 11, 1961
- Locality
- Masni-plain c 25 km W from Manokwari
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- West Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 11, 1961, Koster, Ch. also collected 8 other specimens.
Trichospermum pleiostigma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-15.

2025-11-15
Goldfield Track, Wooroonooran, QLD, AU
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-09-09
Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia
(c) Floyd E. Hayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-27
Sir Robert Norman Building, Smithfield QLD 4878, Australia
(c) beulah89, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-17
Bentley Park QLD, Australia
(c) cesdamess, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-04
Speewah QLD 4881, Australia
(c) Graham Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-19
Cairns QLD, Australia
(c) kerrycoleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trichospermum pleiostigma. BISH 418666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956332433. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418666.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956332433 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
