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Ceiba pentandra
Kapok Tree
As recorded: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 10510
- Date
- June 13, 1990
- Locality
- Faaha: Vallée de la baie Faaha. Branche centrale
- Island
- Tahaa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -16.6167, -151.4667
- Elevation
- 125 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 13, 1990, Florence, J. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Still here: Ceiba pentandra observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-11-23.
2019-11-23
Leeward Islands, French Polynesia
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2017-08-11
Tapuamu, Tahaa, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-07-30
Ruutia, Îles sous le Vent, Polynésie Française
(c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ceiba pentandra. BISH 642957. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427023. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/642957.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427023 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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