BISH 658576Botany

Pemphis acidula

bantigue

As recorded: Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 12038
Date: December 4, 1993
Locality: Bora Bora, Faanui-Motu Tevairoa, Secteur Est
Island: Bora Bora
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -16.4667, -151.7670
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

373 Bishop specimens of Pemphis acidula · collected 1887–2010Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 4, 1993, Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Pemphis acidula observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-31.

2026-08-31

Route de Ceinture, French Polynesia, PF

(c) susiet14, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-30

French Polynesia, PF

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

2021-12-24

South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF

(c) jvandusen23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-03-18

Bora Bora, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Bridget Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-08-16

Îles Sous-le-Vent, PF

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Pemphis acidula. BISH 658576. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494981. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658576.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956494981 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026