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Saraca declinata
Red Saraca
As recorded: Saraca lanceolata Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Elmer, A.D.E.
- Collector number
- 21718
- Date
- October 1, 1922
- Locality
- Tawao, Elphinstone Province, British North Borneo
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Sabah (British North Borneo), Malaysia
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1922, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Saraca declinata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-14.

2025-08-14
Kabupaten Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan, ID
(c) Andre Ronaldo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-13
Presint 1, 62000 Putrajaya, Malaysia
(c) Rafidah Abdul Rahman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-29
Woodlands, Singapore
(c) zicky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-11
Muaro Jambi Regency, Jambi, Indonesia
(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-12
Dell Lane, Holland Village, Singapore, SG
(c) EcoProf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-05
Dell Lane, Holland Village, Singapore, SG
(c) liannh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Saraca declinata. BISH 509170. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956332606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/509170.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956332606 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
