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Homalanthus nutans
As recorded: Homalanthus nutans (G.Forst.) Guill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W4866
- Date
- August 29, 1981
- Locality
- Road to Mt. Marau
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 29, 1981, Whistler, W.A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Homalanthus nutans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. 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 437859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/437859.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956681408 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
