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Nauclea orientalis
Canary Cheesewood
As recorded: Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 4589
- Date
- July 20, 1989
- Locality
- Near the Markham River bridge; disturbed fringe of more or less permanently flooded stand
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) James, S.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 13 other specimens.
Nauclea orientalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 327 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Nitmiluk National Park, Nitmiluk, NT, AU
(c) Francis Toldi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Ingham, QLD, AU
(c) elliotcondous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kakadu National Park, Kakadu, NT, AU
(c) Francis Toldi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Town Common
(c) Claire Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Jarvisfield QLD, Australia
(c) Lucas Christofides, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-16
Mango Parkway, Nelly Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Rachel Reese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nauclea orientalis. BISH 635983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956479340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635983.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956479340 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026