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Flagellaria indica
As recorded: Flagellaria indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Flagellariaceae
- Collected by
- Lepofsky, D.
- Collector number
- 473
- Date
- November 16, 1988
- Locality
- Eloaua gardens
- Island
- Eloaua Island
- Region
- New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1988, Lepofsky, D. also collected 13 other specimens.
Flagellaria indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,849 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Fitzroy Island, QLD, AU
(c) Anna Edwards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Nambour QLD 4560, Australia
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Zuccoli NT 0832, Australia
(c) Stephen Fricker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Queensland, AU
(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Fitzroy Island, QLD, AU
(c) leannaswenson7, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Cairns - Pt B, Queensland, Australia
(c) ksullo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Flagellaria indica. BISH 578610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435518. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/578610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956435518 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
