
Horsfieldia palauensis
As recorded: Horsfieldia palauensis Kaneh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae
- Collected by
- Rinehart, A.F.
- Collector number
- LR 26370
- Date
- March 30, 1996
- Locality
- Roadside in N Ngarard or S. Ngarralong
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- Raulerson, C.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 30, 1996, Rinehart, A.F. also collected 21 other specimens.
Horsfieldia palauensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-08.

2026-07-08
(c) 胡正恆, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
Palau
(c) fantram, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-02
Palau
(c) jarthurjohnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-10
Palau
(c) SiphonophoreSlinger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Horsfieldia palauensis. BISH 649633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649633.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956294649 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
