BISH 652403Botany

Planchonella obovata

Lalaha

As recorded: Pouteria obovata (R.Br.) Baehni

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 31706
Date: February 18, 1950
Locality: Vicinity of asongsong village on rocks just above waves on bluffs just above ocean
Island: Alamagan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

115 Bishop specimens of Planchonella obovata · collected 1906–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 18, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Planchonella obovata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Fitzroy Island, QLD, AU

(c) jordancutler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

203台灣基隆市中山區仙洞巖(佛手洞)

(c) 博甫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Planchonella obovata. BISH 652403. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652403.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956294663 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026