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Freycinetia arborea
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As recorded: Freycinetia arborea Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Pandanales › Pandanaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 831
- Date
- September 23, 1929
- Locality
- Matavanu Above Matavanu crater
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 800 m
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 23, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 8 other specimens.
Freycinetia arborea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,013 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
Oahu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Freycinetia arborea. BISH 532786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956362660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/532786.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956362660 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
