Dillenia indica
elephant apple
As recorded: Dillenia indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Dilleniales › Dilleniaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 62629
- Date
- June 2, 1982
- Locality
- Arue
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dillenia indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 540 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Av. Júlio de Mesquita, 230-300 - Cambuí - Cambuí, Campinas - SP, Brasil
(c) Lauro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto - Bloco A - Campus da Usp, Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brasil
(c) Isabelli Capreti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Q54J+RC7, Dapoli, Maharashtra 415712, India
(c) samiksha_vegan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Rua Doutor Renato Riggio, 1094 - Jardim Morada do Sol, Indaiatuba - SP, 13346-090, Brasil
(c) The Great Walter, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-02
Calle Rodrigo de Triana, San Juan, PR, US
(c) gborealis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) JC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dillenia indica. BISH 647697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299492. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956299492 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026