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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Lantern Tree
As recorded: Hernandia peltata Meisn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Hernandiaceae
- Collected by
- McDonald, J.A.; AfriastiniJ. Afriastini →J.A. McDonald →
- Collector number
- 3413
- Date
- May 25, 1992
- Locality
- West Java, Ujung Kulon Reserve: West border of reserve, near Taman Jaya, mouth of Taman Jaya River by seashore.
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- McDonald, J.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1992, McDonald, J.A.; Afriastini also collected 5 other specimens.
Hernandia nymphaeifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 414 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Chibana 6-Chōme, Okinawa, Okinawa, JP
(c) knickerjandb1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Dunk, QLD, AU
(c) Sparrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Ring Road, Vanuatu, VU
(c) Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Octopus Resort, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
PW
(c) Reiko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
(c) Bryce van der Heide, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hernandia nymphaeifolia. BISH 630228. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166968. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630228.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166968 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026