Ficus prolixa

Pacific Banyan

As recorded: Ficus prolixa var. prolixa

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 2494
Date: February 11, 1982
Locality: Papeete, route du Pic Rouge au Pic Vert
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -17.5833, -149.5500
Elevation: 640 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

174 Bishop specimens of Ficus prolixa · collected 1844–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 11, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 23 other specimens.

Still here: Ficus prolixa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-02-12.

2024-02-12

Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF

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Cite this specimen

Ficus prolixa. BISH 493575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956504621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493575.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956504621 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026