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Poraqueiba sericea
As recorded: Poraqueiba sericea Tul.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Metteniusales › Metteniusaceae
- Collected by
- Croat, T.B.
- Collector number
- 20678
- Date
- September 24, 1972
- Locality
- Rio Ampiaco.
- Region
- Peru
- Identified by
- Liesner, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1972, Croat, T.B. also collected 4 other specimens.
Poraqueiba sericea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-07-14.

2022-07-14
910001 leticias, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
(c) plantas_bioblitz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-02-12
Pres. Figueiredo - AM, 69735-000, Brasil
(c) Tomaz Nascimento de Melo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2018-03-06
Maynas Province, Peru
(c) Miles Buddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poraqueiba sericea. BISH 583203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956457323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/583203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956457323 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
