Macaranga carolinensis

As recorded: Macaranga carolinensis Volkens

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24437
Date: May 23, 1946
Locality: Moen Island, slopes of Mt. Tonaachau (Toladjau)
Island: Weno Island
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

101 Bishop specimens of Macaranga carolinensis · collected 1913–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 23, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 23 other specimens.

Macaranga carolinensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-12.

2026-07-12

帛琉科羅爾州

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

2026-07-07

Koror, Palau

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

2024-08-01

R6CP+, mwokotPohnpei, Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia

(c) Mark Mangloña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-25

Pohnpei, FM

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

2024-07-23

FM

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

2024-01-19

Babeldaob, Palau, PW

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

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Cite this specimen

Macaranga carolinensis. BISH 659744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496469. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659744.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956496469 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026