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Commersonia bartramia
As recorded: Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Ward, J.V.
- Collector number
- 204
- Date
- May 20, 1996
- Locality
- Ngrikill River valley, freshwater swamp forest, ca. 1km E of river before it discharges into bay
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.3725, 134.5653
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 20, 1996, Ward, J.V. also collected 13 other specimens.
Still here: Commersonia bartramia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-06-19.

2022-06-19
Ngardmau, Palau
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-18
Ngerulmud, Melekeok, Palau
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-09-08
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Commersonia bartramia. BISH 660908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213211. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660908.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956213211 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
