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Pandanus tectorius

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BISH 508586BotanyHolotype

Pandanus tectorius

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As recorded: Pandanus exilis H.St.John

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Pandanales › Pandanaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 3131
Date: November 13, 1931
Locality: Sili
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Identified by: St.John, H.
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

2,269 Bishop specimens of Pandanus tectorius · collected 1816–2013Species page ›

Pandanus tectorius observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,549 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Pandanus tectorius observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Singapore, SG, SG

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

Pandanus tectorius observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Ko Olina, HI 96707, USA

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

Pandanus tectorius observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Hat Head NSW 2440, Australia

(c) Jed Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pandanus tectorius observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Downtown East, Singapore

(c) Prayitno Goenarto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pandanus tectorius observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

PR-BOU 1 Sentier des trois baies, New Caledonia, NC

(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pandanus tectorius observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Plaza 1 Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malezya

(c) saba, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Pandanus tectorius. BISH 508586. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508586.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956469104 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026