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Rapanea in life — In life — Cape Beeches, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ricky Taylor

BISH 629057Botany

Rapanea

Cape Beeches

As recorded: Rapanea Aubl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 16049
Date: August 8, 1934
Locality: Mt. Muanui; E slope; moist wooded gulch
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 180 m
Identified by: St.John, H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

35 Bishop specimens of Rapanea · collected 1934–2013Species page ›

Rapanea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,269 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Rapanea observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Kaingaroa Forest, New Zealand

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Rapanea observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Waitetuna, New Zealand

(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rapanea observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU

(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rapanea observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Picton, New Zealand

(c) jarod_udy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rapanea observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Mangorei 4371, New Zealand

(c) Tia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rapanea observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Tararua Forest Park, Wellington, NZ

(c) Isaac Hassall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Rapanea. BISH 629057. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956670328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629057.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956670328 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026