
Barringtonia racemosa
Brackishwater Mangrove
As recorded: Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1582
- Date
- June 29, 1982
- Locality
- Airai. Trail to Yap money
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 29, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
Barringtonia racemosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,281 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Sofia, MG-MA, MG
(c) anselme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Christmas Island
(c) Anne Lawton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Musgrave, Berea, 4001, South Africa
(c) phiwe21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Guam, 66010
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-22
Douglas, Queensland, Australia
(c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-14
Taiwan, TW
(c) songyilee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Barringtonia racemosa. BISH 496616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362838. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/496616.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362838 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
