Diospyros foliosa

As recorded: Diospyros elliptica var. iridea (Fosberg) A.C.Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 3310
Date: November 22, 1931
Locality: Tufutafoe
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 10 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

84 Bishop specimens of Diospyros foliosa · collected 1920–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 22, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Diospyros foliosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-05-14.

2016-05-14

American Samoa

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Cite this specimen

Diospyros foliosa. BISH 502117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534797. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/502117.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956534797 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026