Hernandia nukuhivensis

As recorded: Hernandia nukuhivensis F.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Hernandiaceae

Collected by: Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
Collector number: 499
Date: July 15, 1921
Locality: Tovii
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 800 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

20 Bishop specimens of Hernandia nukuhivensis · collected 1921–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 15, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hernandia nukuhivensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2004-06-23.

2004-06-23

Ua Huka, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-07-18

Ua-Pou, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Hernandia nukuhivensis. BISH 510688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142119. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/510688.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956142119 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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