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Hydriastele
As recorded: Hydriastele H.Wendl. & Drude
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 7456
- Date
- August 27, 1991
- Locality
- Herzog Mts.; Gabensis road
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 808 m
- Identified by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1991, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 20 other specimens.
Hydriastele observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 66 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20
Northern Territory, AU
(c) Kjell Hensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-03
Litchfield - Pt B, AU-NT, AU
(c) Luke Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-03
Litchfield - Pt B, AU-NT, AU
(c) Luke Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-06
South Alligator, AU-NT, AU
(c) Kjell Hensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22
Manokwari Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Yanuar Ishaq Dc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-02-27
Kebar Tengah, Kebar, Manokwari Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Hakim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydriastele. BISH 626534. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517048. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/626534.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517048 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
