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Squamellaria kajewskii
As recorded: Hydnophytum kajewskii Merr. & L.M.Perry
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Kajewski, S.F.
- Collector number
- 1716
- Date
- April 14, 1930
- Locality
- Kupei Gold Field
- Island
- Bougainville Island
- Region
- North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1930, Kajewski, S.F. also collected 17 other specimens.
Squamellaria kajewskii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-10-20.

2019-10-20
Central Bougainville District, AROB, Papua New Guinea
(c) Dr. Jessa Thurman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-06-06
索羅門群島伊莎貝爾
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-07-28
Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
(c) Derrick1., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Squamellaria kajewskii. BISH 577860. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956598396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577860.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956598396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
