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Hernandia moerenhoutiana
As recorded: Hernandia moerenhoutiana Guillaumin
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Hernandiaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 5921
- Date
- July 30, 1986
- Locality
- Mitiaroi - on the edge of the Takaue plantation on the makatea
- Island
- Mitiaro
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 30, 1986, Whistler, W.A. also collected 3 other specimens.
Hernandia moerenhoutiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-08-19.

2017-08-19
Eastern, National Park of American Samoa, AS
(c) Daniel George, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-14
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hernandia moerenhoutiana. BISH 518612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956201419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/518612.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956201419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
