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Sonneratia ovata
As recorded: Sonneratia ovata Backer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Barbon, E.B.; Alvarez; GarciaAlvarez →E.B. Barbon →Garcia →
- Collector number
- 2079
- Date
- August 25, 1991
- Locality
- Polillo, Burdeos, Botonan
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Quezon, Philippines
- Identified by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 25, 1991, Barbon, E.B.; Alvarez; Garcia also collected 15 other specimens.
Sonneratia ovata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-05.

2026-05-05
Thailand
(c) Ratchada Yuenyongkeereemat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-17
Perak, MY
(c) Freya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Thailand
(c) Niran Anurakpongsathorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Kalimantan Timur, ID
(c) Darman Gersik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-20
Thailand
(c) บุญญาพร ตรีกระสิน, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-07
Thailand
(c) Stefan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sonneratia ovata. BISH 668050. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668050.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956250130 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
