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Terminalia catappa
As recorded: Terminalia catappa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Combretaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 8866
- Date
- September 22, 1987
- Locality
- Line Islands Palmyra Atoll Originally planted on Menge Island and has now spread to other islands. Observed on Aviation, Engineer, Menge, Quail, and Tanager Islands; collected on western end of Menge Islands.
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 1987, Herbst, D.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Terminalia catappa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, GY
(c) omari371, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Salvaleón de Higüey, DO-AL, DO
(c) Héctor Adon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
SW 152nd St, Miami, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) mackies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Nago, JP-ON, JP
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Estr. dos Remédios, 2192-2260 - Madalena - Madalena, Recife - PE, 50750-390, Brasil
(c) Pedro Henrique, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Terminalia catappa. BISH 573418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956134710. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573418.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956134710 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
