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Vaccinium
blueberries, cranberries, and allies
As recorded: Vaccinium L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- 11268
- Date
- June 27, 1976
- Locality
- Mt. Giluwe, track to Mt. Dekwak
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 3,720 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1976, van Royen, P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Anaphalis hellwigii
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Anthoxanthum horsfieldii
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Astelia papuana
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Bulbophyllum obovatum
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Carex breviculmis
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Carex breviculmis
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Carex breviculmis
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Carex capillacea
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Cladomyza dubia
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Coprosma divergens
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Coprosma papuensis
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Daphniphyllum gracile
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Dendrobium dekockii
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Dimorphanthera
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Dimorphanthera collinsii
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Drimys piperita
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Drosera peltata
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Epilobium keysseri
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Eriocaulon lustratum
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Eriocaulon pioraense
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Vaccinium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 291,623 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area Trail, Lake Placid, FL, US
(c) Heidi Kipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Rastplatsen, Linghem, Östergötland County, SE
(c) vesper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Johnson St, Coquitlam, BC, CA
(c) dahliapuaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Loyola, CA 94024, USA
(c) Felicia Gershberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-29
Bull Mountain, Tigard, OR, USA
(c) Rose Figueroa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Troy, AL 36079, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium. BISH 598157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/598157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956484762 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026