Brunfelsia americana

As recorded: Brunfelsia americana L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 2604
Date: March 10, 1982
Locality: Papeete; Papeari, Jardin botanique
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

11 Bishop specimens of Brunfelsia americana · collected 1929–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 10, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Brunfelsia americana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.

2026-08-11

GP2R+PJV, Bataka, Dominique

(c) Guillaume Delaitre, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-03

Calle Francisco Pizarro, Panamá, PA

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

2026-07-08

Vía 237, Coto Brus, Puntarenas, CR

(c) Isaac Martinez Costas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12

North Shore Road, Bermuda, BM

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

2026-03-18

Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe

(c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-18

Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe

(c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Brunfelsia americana. BISH 493589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956463283. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493589.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956463283 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026