Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Uncaria gambir
Gambier
As recorded: Uncaria gambir (W.Hunter) Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Burley, J.S.; Tukirin; et al.J.S. Burley →Ismail Tukirin →
- Collector number
- 444
- Date
- March 27, 1988
- Locality
- Headwaters of S Kahayan; 5 km NE of Haruwu village, W side of Nyoohay tributary of S Miri
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1988, Burley, J.S.; Tukirin; et al. also collected 3 other specimens.
Uncaria gambir observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-23.

2024-07-23
(c) HP Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-09
Sungei Kadut, Singapore
(c) zicky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-11
Central Water Catchment, Singapore
(c) SunGW, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-31
Bukit Panjang, Singapore
(c) pbsg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-07-11
Singapore Island, SG
(c) ruddy2410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-09-12
Yio Chu Kang, Singapore
(c) Samuel Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Uncaria gambir. BISH 599887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956515309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956515309 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
