Rapanea
Cape Beeches
As recorded: Rapanea Aubl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cooke Jr., C.M.C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 15539
- Date
- July 13, 1934
- Locality
- Tumu; opening in woods below waterfall
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1934, St.John, H.; Cooke Jr., C.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rapanea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,276 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Tasman, NZ-NE, NZ
(c) mrterribleclaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
North-South Track, Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park, Bay of Plenty, NZ
(c) lukemccauley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, NZ-BP-WB, NZ-BP, NZ
(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kaingaroa Forest, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Oxford, Canterbury, NZ
(c) elissiejane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rapanea. BISH 629331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629331.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307221 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026