BISH 421828Botany

Suriana maritima

Baycedar

As recorded: Suriana maritima L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Surianaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21825
Date: August 30, 1946
Locality: Ailuk I. by outer beach.
Island: Ailuk Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

221 Bishop specimens of Suriana maritima · collected 1840–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 30, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Suriana maritima observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,598 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, US

(c) badkittystt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

6H28+66, Zona Hotelera Tulum, 77765 Tulum, Quintana Roo, México

(c) Salvador Rodríguez Muñoz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA

(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Parque Nacional Tulum, Tulum, Q. Roo., MX

(c) Alejandra Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-21

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Suriana maritima. BISH 421828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956283760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421828.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956283760 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026