Heritiera littoralis
Looking-glass mangrove
As recorded: Heritiera littoralis Dryand.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 9698
- Date
- September 3, 1988
- Locality
- Mahina; Pointe Venus; garden of the lighthouse.
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5000, -149.5000
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Heritiera littoralis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-07-24.
2022-07-24
Māhina, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-10-01
Tahiti, French Polynesia
(c) Peter Zika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heritiera littoralis. BISH 601579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956382730. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956382730 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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