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Tapeinosperma

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BISH 639420Botany

Tapeinosperma

As recorded: Tapeinosperma Hook.f.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by
Widjaja, E.A.
Collector number
EAW4394
Date
June 15, 1991
Locality
Village Iraiweri, Hamlet Suitebe, slope of G. Sawu
Island
New Guinea
Region
West Papua Province, Indonesia
Elevation
1,950 m
Identified by
Pipoly III, J.J.
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Tapeinosperma · collected 1967–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 15, 1991, Widjaja, E.A. also collected 18 other specimens.

Acalypha

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Ardisia

Botany

Cordyline fruticosa

Botany

Crotalaria

Botany

Deparia

Botany

Desmodium

Botany

Dryopteris sparsa

Botany

Dryopteris sparsa

Botany

Elaeocarpus arfakensis

Botany

Eugenia

Botany

Juncus

Botany

Kania eugenioides

Botany

Kania eugenioides

Botany

Melicope

Botany

Melicope reticulata

Botany

Psilotum nudum

Botany

Schizomeria serrata

Botany

Sphenostemon papuanus

Botany

Tapeinosperma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 238 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

Tapeinosperma observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tapeinosperma observed 2026-07-25

2026-07-25

Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Benoît HENRY, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tapeinosperma observed 2026-07-05

2026-07-05

Maroochy, Queensland, Australia

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Tapeinosperma observed 2026-07-05

2026-07-05

Maroochy, Queensland, Australia

(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Tapeinosperma observed 2026-07-02

2026-07-02

Hienghène, Nord, New Caledonia

(c) hervevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tapeinosperma observed 2026-06-30

2026-06-30

Queensland, AU

(c) Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Fungi Project, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tapeinosperma. BISH 639420. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356110. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/639420.

Record sources