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Homalanthus nutans
As recorded: Homalanthus nutans (G.Forst.) Guill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Kirch, P.V.
- Collector number
- 348
- Date
- November 20, 1976
- Locality
- Hihifo
- Island
- Niuatoputapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 20, 1976, Kirch, P.V. also collected 6 other specimens.
Homalanthus nutans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-09-06.

2022-09-06
Sucre, Cuenca, Ecuador
(c) Kabir Montesinos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2017-02-17
(c) David Sykes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-07-08
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Te Kou, Te Kou Crater
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Homalanthus nutans. BISH 429381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/429381.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594063 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
