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Vaccinium cereum
As recorded: Vaccinium cereum (L.fil.) G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Collector number
- 1168
- Date
- July 27, 1977
- Locality
- central part, Mt. Ootua
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1977, Gagné, B.H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Vaccinium cereum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-04.
2024-03-04
Tahiti, Punaauia, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Lizzie Roeble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-27
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-09-07
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) brucedc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium cereum. BISH 422666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956413617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422666.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956413617 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026