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Osmanthus heterophyllus
holly olive
As recorded: Osmanthus acutus Masam. & T.Mori
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Oleaceae
- Collected by
- Huang, T.C.
- Collector number
- 5906
- Date
- February 24, 1972
- Locality
- San-ping Kaohsiung Co. 3 compartment
- Island
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Identified by
- Huang, T.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1972, Huang, T.C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Osmanthus heterophyllus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,072 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, JP
(c) Nakahara Kan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Washington
(c) bottodj1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
49th St NW, Washington, DC, US
(c) eosann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Jiaming Lake National Hiking Trail, Haiduan Township, Taitung County, TW
(c) yahi71, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, JP
(c) karobarling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
S Highview Ln, Alexandria, VA, US
(c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Osmanthus heterophyllus. BISH 569871. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/569871.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956434569 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
