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Symplocos cochinchinensis
As recorded: Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.Moore
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Symplocaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 11070
- Date
- June 12, 1976
- Locality
- Mount Amungwiwa
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 3,050 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Symplocos cochinchinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 123 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Lamb Range QLD 4870, Australia
(c) Jack McCausland, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-20
Kodagu, Karnataka, India
(c) Aditya Bari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
台灣臺東縣蘭嶼鄉
(c) 李先祐 (Hsien-Yu Lee), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-23
952台灣臺東縣蘭嶼鄉大天池
(c) ysc94611, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symplocos cochinchinensis. BISH 427823. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427823.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150362 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
