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Gymnosporia thompsonii
As recorded: Maytenus palauica (Loes.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Takamatsu, M.
- Collector number
- 1574A
- Date
- May 1, 1936
- Locality
- Garasumao
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Identified by
- Raulerson, C.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 17 other specimens.
Gymnosporia thompsonii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-30.

2026-07-30
Anao, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Mangilao, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-17
Mangilao, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-29
Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-20
Rota, MP
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-17
(c) Reardon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnosporia thompsonii. BISH 448911. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448343. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448911.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448343 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
