
BISH 428078Botany
Pittosporum samoense
As recorded: Pittosporum samoense Christoph.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W2668
- Date
- June 4, 1975
- Locality
- Southwest of Mt. Silisili
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 1,650 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 4, 1975, Whistler, W.A. also collected 13 other specimens.
Pittosporum samoense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2016-06-25.

2016-06-25
Vaisigano, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-06-16
Vaisigano, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum samoense. BISH 428078. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582325. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428078.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582325 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
