BISH 562392Botany

Pentas lanceolata

Egyptian Star-cluster

As recorded: Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Evans, M.
Collector number: 2253
Date: May 27, 1966
Locality: Songsong village
Island: Rota
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 8 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Pentas lanceolata · collected 1900–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 27, 1966, Evans, M. also collected 23 other specimens.

Pentas lanceolata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,197 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

QVMQ+H5X, Nairobi, Kenya

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

2026-10-21

Calle Notre Dame, San Juan, PR, US

(c) andrep000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US

(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US

(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

CW4M+4PP PARK, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico

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

2026-10-14

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

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Cite this specimen

Pentas lanceolata. BISH 562392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956417208. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/562392.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956417208 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026