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Phyllanthus tenellus
Mascarene Island leaf-flower
As recorded: Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Tangalin, N.; Perlman, S.Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →Natalia Tangalin →
- Collector number
- H50638
- Date
- May 17, 2005
- Locality
- Molokai Forest Reserve
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1407, -156.9730
- Elevation
- 640 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 17, 2005, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Tangalin, N.; Perlman, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Phyllanthus tenellus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-12-30.
2022-12-30
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-29
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-29
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-26
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Phyllanthus tenellus. BISH 724432. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956221072. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/724432.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956221072 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026