BISH 428379Botany

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

orange mangrove

As recorded: Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. ex Savigny

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Rhizophoraceae

Collected by: Shearard, D.A.; Spence, G.D.A. Shearard →G.J. Spence →
Collector number: 87
Date: October 15, 1978
Locality: along road from Koror to airport about 1/2 mile after crossing KB bridge
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Record type: Preserved specimen

221 Bishop specimens of Bruguiera gymnorhiza · collected 1906–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 15, 1978, Shearard, D.A.; Spence, G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Bruguiera gymnorhiza observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Welsby QLD, Australia

(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Welsby QLD, Australia

(c) Paul Donatiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

10988-1 Kin, Kunigami District, Okinawa 904-1201, Japan

(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

Iron Range, QLD, AU

(c) Jonathan Mills-Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Horseshoe Bay QLD 4819, Australia

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Bruguiera gymnorhiza. BISH 428379. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673958. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428379.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956673958 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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