BISH 653167Botany

Syzygium samarangense

Wax Apple

As recorded: Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M.M.A. Evans →F. Raymond Fosberg →
Collector number: 47098
Date: August 12, 1965
Locality: Eauripik Islet, E end
Island: Eauripik Atoll
Region: Yap, Micronesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Snow, N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

90 Bishop specimens of Syzygium samarangense · collected 1929–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 12, 1965, Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M. also collected 22 other specimens.

Syzygium samarangense observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 553 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.

2026-08-15

Xiahu St, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, TW

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

2026-08-13

226台灣新北市平溪區十分瀑布(月桃寮)

(c) herb-chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Linkou District, New Taipei City, TW

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

2026-08-12

Linkou District, New Taipei City, TW

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

2026-08-07

Daan District, Taipei City, TW

(c) 彭敬淑, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Tiehhua Rd, Taitung City, Taitung County, TW

(c) test730904, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Syzygium samarangense. BISH 653167. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653167.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956230836 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026