Vaccinium cereum

As recorded: Vaccinium cereum var. adenandrum (Decne.) F.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae

Collected by: Perlman, S.
Collector number: 10128
Date: July 16, 1988
Locality: Toovii Plateau; trail behind L'Économie Rurale toward Ooumu peak, on summit
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1,067 m
Identified by: Vander Kloet, S.P.
Record type: Preserved specimen

91 Bishop specimens of Vaccinium cereum · collected 1902–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 16, 1988, Perlman, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vaccinium cereum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-04.

2024-03-04

Tahiti, Punaauia, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Lizzie Roeble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-27

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-07

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

(c) brucedc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vaccinium cereum. BISH 559139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956169539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559139.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956169539 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026