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BISH 545495Botany
Bauhinia purpurea
Orchid Tree
As recorded: Bauhinia purpurea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 7660
- Date
- April 28, 1986
- Locality
- Papeete, Cour de l'Union Sacrée, Ecole Tama-Hae
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5333, -149.5500
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Bauhinia purpurea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-19.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bauhinia purpurea. BISH 545495. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/545495.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956442497 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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