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Gaultheria fragrantissima
As recorded: Gaultheria punctata Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- McDonald; IsmailAfrastini Ismail →McDonald →
- Collector number
- 3667?
- Date
- August 28, 1992
- Locality
- Gede-Pangrango National Reserve; 100 m below summit of Puncak Gede, approaching summit from saddle between Gede and Pangrango
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 2,850 m
- Identified by
- McDonald, J.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1992, McDonald; Ismail also collected 1 other specimen.
Gaultheria fragrantissima observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Sri Lanka
(c) cheavy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Distretto di Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
(c) Franco Colnago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Kirtipur
(c) Asmita Ojha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-14
Jawa Barat, ID
(c) Kalvin Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-04
Lamatar, Nepal
(c) sujataneupane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-16
Pattipola, Sri Lanka
(c) Greenpigeonsnaturelk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gaultheria fragrantissima. BISH 630399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220692. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630399.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220692 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
