BISH 703296Botany

Myristica hypargyraea

As recorded: Myristica hypargyraea A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Myristicaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Canfield, J.Joan E. Canfield →Derral R. Herbst →R.L. Stemmermann →
Collector number: 9516
Date: July 26, 1991
Locality: W end of the island, 0.4 km SE of Kekereibl Toi Channel
Island: Ngeruktabel
Region: Koror, Palau
Elevation: 48 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

65 Bishop specimens of Myristica hypargyraea · collected 1905–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1991, Herbst, D.R.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Canfield, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Myristica hypargyraea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.

2026-08-25

'Eua Prope, Tonga

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

2026-01-10

9H66+F45, Ordomel, Airai, Palau

(c) Manu Guerrero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-02

Tatakamotonga, Tonga

(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-02

Tatakamotonga, Tonga

(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-10

Tongatapu, Tonga

(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-25

QQW9+G2M, Ha'ateiho, Tonga

(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Myristica hypargyraea. BISH 703296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956662461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/703296.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956662461 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026