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Rhizophora mucronata
Indo-West Pacific Stilt Mangrove
As recorded: Rhizophora mucronata Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 48781
- Date
- January 13, 1968
- Locality
- Ile Esprit, south coast.
- Island
- Aldabra
- Region
- Seychelles
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 13, 1968, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Rhizophora mucronata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,938 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Townsville City QLD 4810, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pingtung, TW-TA, TW
(c) maoneow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Palm Island, QLD, AU
(c) Cal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
East Point, NT, AU
(c) Julie Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhizophora mucronata. BISH 426342. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956253999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426342.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956253999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026