BISH 449720Botany

Suriana maritima

Baycedar

As recorded: Suriana maritima L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Surianaceae

Collected by: Bryan Jr., E.H.
Collector number: 1580
Date: May 23, 1949
Locality: Ile aux Canards, On low, small sand islet about 1 mile off Anse Vata, near Noumea.
Island: New Caledonia
Region: New Caledonia
Elevation: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

221 Bishop specimens of Suriana maritima · collected 1840–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 23, 1949, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 22 other specimens.

Suriana maritima observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,595 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA

(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Flacq, MU

(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Suriana maritima. BISH 449720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449720.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956255695 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026