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Rapanea
As recorded: Rapanea Aubl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 4910
- Date
- September 3, 1981
- Locality
- Temehani Plateau
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 680 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1981, Whistler, W.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Rapanea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,273 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Tasman, NZ-NE, NZ
(c) mrterribleclaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
North-South Track, Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park, Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) lukemccauley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, NZ-BP-WB, NZ-BP, NZ
(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Kaingaroa Forest, New Zealand
no rights reserved

2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Oxford, Canterbury, NZ
(c) elissiejane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rapanea. BISH 437874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333421. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/437874.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333421 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
