Discocalyx megacarpa

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As recorded: Discocalyx megacarpa Merr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 3138
Date: July 2, 1946
Locality: Plateau northwest of Talofofo
Island: Guam
Elevation: 122 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

42 Bishop specimens of Discocalyx megacarpa · collected 1910–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 2, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 22 other specimens.

Discocalyx megacarpa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-11.

2026-03-11

Guam, Yigo, Guam, US

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

2026-03-01

Guam

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2025-12-03

Sabana Road, Northern Mariana Islands, MP

(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-12

8MQ8+V7J, Hågat, Guam

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

2025-02-09

(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-09

Guam

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Cite this specimen

Discocalyx megacarpa. BISH 659327. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557158. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659327.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956557158 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026