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Pterophylla fraxinea
As recorded: Weinmannia fraxinea (Sm. ex D.Don) Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Cunoniaceae
- Collected by
- Gideon, O.G.
- Collector number
- LAE 78577
- Date
- May 8, 1988
- Locality
- Summit of Mt. Balbi, Wakunai
- Island
- Bougainville Island
- Region
- North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 2,400 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) James, S.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 1988, Gideon, O.G. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pterophylla fraxinea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-11.

2026-01-11
East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Jagat triono, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-08
Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-13
Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Indonesia
(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-13
Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Indonesia
(c) Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-30
Road of Digi Telecommunication Tower, Sabah
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-08-11
Tanah Rata, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) Roman Nenashev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pterophylla fraxinea. BISH 646680. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956457554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/646680.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956457554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
