Cinchona pubescens

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

26 Bishop specimens of Cinchona pubescens · collected 1910–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 28, 1981, Fosberg, F.R.; Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

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 599277. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956430456. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599277.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956430456 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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