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Rhododendron scabrum
As recorded: Rhododendron amanoi Ohwi
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Tawada, S.Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6695
- Date
- August 22, 1951
- Locality
- Yaeyama Gunto: Iriomote Island; along the Urauchi River
- Island
- Iriomote Island
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Dudley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Tawada, S. also collected 14 other specimens.
Amauropelta glanduligera
Botany
Begonia palmata
Botany
Bolbitis appendiculata
Botany
Bolbitis appendiculata
Botany
Bredia hirsuta
Botany
Cleyera japonica
Botany
Conandron ramondioides
Botany
Eurya yaeyamensis
Botany
Lindsaea merrillii
Botany
Plagiogyria koidzumii
Botany
Pleioblastus linearis
Botany
Polystichum yaeyamense
Botany
Tapeinidium pinnatum
Botany
Tashiroea yaeyamensis
Botany
Rhododendron scabrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-18.
2026-07-18
Okinawa, JP
(c) Hiroki Shudo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) oakfern22114, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-11
Okinawa, JP
(c) James Mickley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-17
Okinawa, JP
(c) Fabian A. Boetzl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-10
Kagoshima, JP
(c) King To, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-03-16
Okinawa, JP
(c) 海野ふる子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhododendron scabrum. BISH 49227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227163. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49227.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956227163 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026