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Coriaria microphylla
As recorded: Coriaria ruscifolia subsp. microphylla (Poir.) L.E.Skog
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Coriariaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 11691
- Date
- August 10, 1976
- Locality
- Finisterre Mountains, foothills NE of Headwantoat, Minga River
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,200 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 7 other specimens.
Coriaria microphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-27.

2024-04-27
Celendín Province, Peru
no rights reserved

2024-04-27
Bogotá, Colombia
(c) GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-11-30
Huaylas, Perú
(c) Wilson Diaz Miranda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2022-11-30
Huaylas, Perú
(c) Wilson Diaz Miranda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2021-07-16
Cartago, Costa Rica
(c) Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-01-31
San José Province, Rivas, Costa Rica
(c) botanicalkatz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coriaria microphylla. BISH 597751. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642060. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/597751.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642060 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
