Diospyros ferrea

As recorded: Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 50588
Date: November 23, 1968
Locality: Nekken, W side of Babldaob Island
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

110 Bishop specimens of Diospyros ferrea · collected 1907–2014Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 23, 1968, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Diospyros ferrea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 116 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19

Tnhb Flats, 343-354, near Selliyamman Nagar, Sanatorium, Mummurti Nagar, Chromepet, Chennai, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tamil Nadu 600047, India

(c) Lakshman Rammohan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12

Taiwan, TW

(c) 如此甚好, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-06

Taiwan, TW

(c) ssnp208, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20

Fujian, TW

(c) 陳秀敏, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17

Taiwan, TW

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

2026-04-17

Taiwan, TW

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

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Cite this specimen

Diospyros ferrea. BISH 661543. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285206. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/661543.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956285206 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026