Discocalyx megacarpa

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As recorded: Discocalyx megacarpa Merr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 2938
Date: June 19, 1946
Locality: Mt. Tapotchau, North slope.
Island: Saipan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 274 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 June 19, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ 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

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

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

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

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Cite this specimen

Discocalyx megacarpa. BISH 660512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956423491. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660512.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956423491 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026