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Pandanus tectorius
As recorded: Pandanus taepa (F.Br.) H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Pandanales › Pandanaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Collector number
- 512
- Date
- July 15, 1931
- Locality
- Torri
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1931, Brown, F.B.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pandanus tectorius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,551 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) noahfrog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Ko Olina, HI 96707, USA
(c) agchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hat Head NSW 2440, Australia
(c) Jed Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Downtown East, Singapore
(c) Prayitno Goenarto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
PR-BOU 1 Sentier des trois baies, New Caledonia, NC
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 508590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956430289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956430289 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026