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Myroxylon balsamum
As recorded: Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Maclet, J.N.
- Collector number
- 49
- Date
- January 15, 1964
- Locality
- Papeete (Jardin de Mamao)
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Myroxylon balsamum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.
2026-04-27
Watapuluwa West, Kandy, Sri Lanka
(c) rashoav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Watapuluwa West, Kandy, Sri Lanka
(c) rashoav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
7JMQ+H8F, Kandy, Sri Lanka
(c) Dulyana Apoorva Wanigasooriya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
7JMQ+H8F, Kandy, Sri Lanka
(c) Dulyana Apoorva Wanigasooriya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Kandy, Sri Lanka
(c) Pasindu Dilshan Abegunawaradhana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
7JJR+9V9 Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve, Kandy, Sri Lanka
(c) backpackercha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Myroxylon balsamum. BISH 599790. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345894. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599790.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345894 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026