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Diospyros ferrea
As recorded: Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 55047
- Date
- June 27, 1973
- Locality
- Low Isles, Sand Cay (Great Barrier Reef).
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1973, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Diospyros ferrea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 116 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19
Tnhb Flats, 343-354, near Selliyamman Nagar, Sanatorium, Mummurti Nagar, Chromepet, Chennai, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tamil Nadu 600047, India
(c) Lakshman Rammohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Taiwan, TW
(c) 如此甚好, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-06
Taiwan, TW
(c) ssnp208, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Fujian, TW
(c) 陳秀敏, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) yating, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) yating, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros ferrea. BISH 504008. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956395745. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/504008.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956395745 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
