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Aucuba japonica
Japanese aucuba
As recorded: Aucuba japonica Thunb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Garryales › Garryaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6386
- Date
- July 14, 1951
- Locality
- Kunigami, Nago, Katsudake
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 14, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. also collected 6 other specimens.
Aucuba japonica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,604 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais, Sintra, Lisboa, PT
(c) Francisco Rasteiro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Woodland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, US
(c) alexia a, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Phillips Ct, Stonecrest, GA, US
(c) karminique, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Peachtree Corners Cir, Peachtree Corners, GA, US
(c) marley_s, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Conwy Principal Area
(c) Judèé Époh-Éèduj Hopè, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Bath Road, Bristol, England, GB
(c) splaster02, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aucuba japonica. BISH 49220. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49220.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148408 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
