Barringtonia asiatica
Fish Poison Tree
As recorded: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 4922
- Date
- August 15, 1983
- Locality
- Vallée d'Opunohu, secteur SW, col des 3 cocotiers
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5500, -149.8500
- Elevation
- 384 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 10 other specimens.
Still here: Barringtonia asiatica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 62 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-15.
2026-09-15
Three Coconut Pass Track, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Lila Sinkiewicz Cohen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-08
French Polynesia, PF
(c) colleen_mckee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) Katharine Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-27
South end of Opunohu Bay Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-26
South end of Opunohu Bay Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-26
South end of Opunohu Bay Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Barringtonia asiatica. BISH 702861. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956383125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/702861.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956383125 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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