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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Lantern Tree
As recorded: Hernandia nymphaeifolia (C.Presl) Kubitzki
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Hernandiaceae
- Collected by
- Cartier, C.
- Collector number
- 319
- Date
- June 23, 1991
- Locality
- Motu Ahi - southern shoreline
- Island
- Motu Ahi
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1991, Cartier, C. also collected 16 other specimens.
Carica papaya
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Colubrina asiatica
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Desmodium incanum
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Euphorbia hirta
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Lepturus repens
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Microsorum scolopendria
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Morinda citrifolia
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Portulaca lutea
Botany
Premna serratifolia
Botany
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Botany
Suriana maritima
Botany
Tecoma stans
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Terminalia catappa
Botany
Triumfetta procumbens
Botany
Zephyranthes
Botany
Hernandia nymphaeifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 637813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956159980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/637813.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956159980 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026