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Polyosma
As recorded: Polyosma Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Escalloniales › Escalloniaceae
- Collected by
- Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A.L.A.C. Craven →R. Schodde →
- Collector number
- 5038
- Date
- April 25, 1966
- Locality
- Valley, ca. 3 mi. SE of Aseki
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 25, 1966, Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. also collected 6 other specimens.
Polyosma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 381 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Brogers Creek NSW 2535, Australia
(c) kemslie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Ocean Shores, NSW, AU
(c) Harry Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Border Track from Lions road East
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-10
Forest Path Tk, Uloola, NSW, AU
(c) laumels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Uloola NSW 2232, Australia
(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-09
Bangalow Rd at Boatharbour Rd, Richmond Hill NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyosma. BISH 577089. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577089.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166805 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
