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Barringtonia asiatica
As recorded: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 9575
- Date
- February 24, 1992
- Locality
- Strawn - SE part of island, just inland of the trail
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1992, Herbst, D.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
Barringtonia asiatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Taiwan, TW
(c) maoneow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MY
(c) Tom Lansley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Octopus Resort, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16
Avenida Universidad, San Juan, PR, US
(c) coralaviles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) mercaix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Kaimana, ID-IB, ID
(c) Fred Strebeigh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Barringtonia asiatica. BISH 702849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956184565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/702849.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956184565 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
