BISH 428384Botany

Horsfieldia palauensis

As recorded: Horsfieldia palauensis Kaneh.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae

Collected by: Shearard, D.A.; Spence, G.D.A. Shearard →G.J. Spence →
Collector number: 94
Date: October 15, 1978
Locality: Collected a long a short road which is the first right off of the road to the airport after the road to the hotel
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Identified by: de Wilde, W.J.J.O.
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Horsfieldia palauensis · collected 1929–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Horsfieldia palauensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-08.

2026-07-08

(c) 胡正恆, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28

Palau

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

2023-09-02

Palau

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

2023-03-10

Palau

(c) SiphonophoreSlinger, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Horsfieldia palauensis. BISH 428384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956658454. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428384.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956658454 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026