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Ixora
As recorded: Ixora spec Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 17156
- Date
- October 1, 1934
- Locality
- Mt. Matoereere, N ridge
- Island
- Huahine
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ixora observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,490 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Tower 4, Tower 5, Entry Lobby Urbanrise, Bollaram Industrial Area, Hyderabad, Telangana 500118, India
(c) Abhyas kanakala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
3GX6+CW, Taman Pertanian Malaysia, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
(c) Aiman Basyar Azalan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mafutseni, SZ-MA, SZ
(c) meshack_n_dludlu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Valle de San Angel Sector Mexicano, 66290 San Pedro Garza García, N.L., México
(c) chilaquilesverdes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Zona de La Sierra Madre, San Pedro Garza García, N.L., México
(c) chilaquilesverdes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ixora. BISH 498265. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956267599. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498265.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956267599 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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