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Muntingia calabura

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BISH 449251Botany

Muntingia calabura

calabur tree

As recorded: Muntingia calabura L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Muntingiaceae

Collected by
Kerr, M.
Collector number
53 O
Date
July 20, 1946
Locality
Tantalus, Makiki side
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type
Preserved specimen
83 Bishop specimens of Muntingia calabura · collected 1927–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 20, 1946, Kerr, M. also collected 3 other specimens.

Muntingia calabura observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-19.

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

Cite this specimen

Muntingia calabura. BISH 449251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449251.

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