Cinchona pubescens
red cinchona
As recorded: Cinchona pubescens Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Stone, B.C.F. Raymond Fosberg →Benjamin C. Stone →
- Collector number
- 61304
- Date
- July 28, 1981
- Locality
- Near former Lac Vaiufaufa, above plateau de Taravao, Presque Isle de Taiarapu
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 568 m
- Identified by
- Andersson, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1981, Fosberg, F.R.; Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ageratum houstonianum
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Ardisia elliptica
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Cinchona pubescens
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Cinchona pubescens
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Cinchona pubescens
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Clitoria guianensis
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Crossostylis biflora
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Cuphea
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Cuphea carthagenensis
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Cyclophyllum barbatum
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Drymaria cordata
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Elatostema sessile
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Episcia cupreata
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Homalanthus nutans
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Hyptis capitata
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Hyptis capitata
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Mesosphaerum pectinatum
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Miconia calvescens
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Mimosa invisa
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Phyllanthus virgatus
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Rorippa sarmentosa
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Senna sophera
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Youngia japonica
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Cinchona pubescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. 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 599276. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956203168. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599276.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956203168 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026