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Solmsia calophylla
As recorded: Solmsia calophylla Baill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Thymelaeaceae
- Collected by
- Mueller-Dombois, D.
- Collector number
- 81080805
- Date
- August 8, 1981
- Locality
- 30 km NW of Noumea; Mount Mou
- Island
- Grande-Terre
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Rogers, Z.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1981, Mueller-Dombois, D. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Solmsia calophylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.

2026-07-21
Yate, New Caledonia
(c) Irisa Hudson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-29
Le Mont-Dore, Nueva Caledonia
(c) accidentalshrike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Valentin Nemia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-26
Yaté, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Lydwine LAUDEREAU, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-26
Yaté, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) francois Lhote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-25
Yaté, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solmsia calophylla. BISH 627937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432697. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/627937.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432697 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
