BISH 660416Botany

Barringtonia racemosa

Brackishwater Mangrove

As recorded: Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 3512
Date: August 9, 1946
Locality: Jokaj
Island: Pohnpei
Region: Micronesia
Elevation: 8 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

146 Bishop specimens of Barringtonia racemosa · collected 1864–2012Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 9, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 22 other specimens.

Barringtonia racemosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,281 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Sofia, MG-MA, MG

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

2026-10-08

Christmas Island

(c) Anne Lawton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Musgrave, Berea, 4001, South Africa

(c) phiwe21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Guam, 66010

(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-22

Douglas, Queensland, Australia

(c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-14

Taiwan, TW

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

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Cite this specimen

Barringtonia racemosa. BISH 660416. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956446480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660416.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956446480 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026