BISH 660686Botany

Ixora mooreensis

As recorded: Ixora mooreensis (Nadeaud) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 60968
Date: July 13, 1981
Locality: Ridge above Le Belvedere head of Opunohu Valley
Island: Moorea
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

11 Bishop specimens of Ixora mooreensis · collected 1926–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 13, 1981, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ixora mooreensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-28.

2025-01-28

Moorea, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Sabina Lucke Lawrence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-28

Îles du Vent, PF

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

2024-07-28

Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia

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

2022-09-20

PK 4, Moorea-Maiao, Polynésie française

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

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Cite this specimen

Ixora mooreensis. BISH 660686. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956657275. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660686.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956657275 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026