
Heritiera littoralis
Looking-glass mangrove
As recorded: Heritiera littoralis Dryand.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 4581
- Date
- November 30, 1930
- Locality
- Emile Levy, Pare district
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 10 other specimens.
Heritiera littoralis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 448 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
日本〒905-1204 沖繩縣國頭郡東村 Taira, J5P7+QC
(c) jamg0121, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Whitsundays QLD, Australia
(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Taiwan
(c) Sam Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
(c) Emilie P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Queensland, AU
(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Daintree, AU-QL-DG, AU-QL, AU
(c) Cooper Mooney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heritiera littoralis. BISH 703732. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229086. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/703732.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956229086 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
