Pentas lanceolata
Egyptian Star-cluster
As recorded: Pentas lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 10201
- Date
- April 2, 1990
- Locality
- Tupana Village
- Island
- Niau
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1990, Florence, J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Pentas lanceolata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,196 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
QVMQ+H5X, Nairobi, Kenya
(c) lewisnjeruh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Calle Georgetown, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Sebastian Murga Alicea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
CW4M+4PP PARK, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
(c) maxstevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
(c) chongthamlanleima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
28, behind MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE, Abshot Layout, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India
(c) Laukya Medisetty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pentas lanceolata. BISH 642073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956244160. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/642073.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956244160 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026