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Cinchona pubescens
As recorded: Cinchona pubescens Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, B.H.; Montgomery, S.L.Betsy H. Gagne →Steven L. Montgomery →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 7, 1988
- Locality
- Taiarapu; Vaiuraura Viewpoint
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 560 m
- Identified by
- Andersson, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1988, Gagné, B.H.; Montgomery, S.L. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cinchona pubescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-26.

2026-08-26
9JG8+58, Ecuador
(c) Sean Cozart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17
Santa Cruz, Ecuador
(c) Marcia Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Santa Cruz, Ecuador
(c) shepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26
Troncal Insular, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) Christopher James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-27
Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) UNIRSE Allison,Sánchez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-25
Sabaneta, La Serena, Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
(c) Jhoss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cinchona pubescens. BISH 583630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648758. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/583630.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648758 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
