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Terminalia catappa
As recorded: Terminalia catappa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Combretaceae
- Collected by
- Lepofsky, D.
- Collector number
- 472
- Date
- November 16, 1988
- Locality
- Eloaua Village
- Island
- Eloaua Island
- Region
- New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1988, Lepofsky, D. also collected 13 other specimens.
Terminalia catappa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. 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 578396. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422558. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/578396.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422558 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
