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Caryota mitis in life — In life — Burmese Fishtail-palm, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Suzu Sato

BISH 725904Botany

Caryota mitis

Burmese Fishtail-palm

As recorded: Caryota mitis Lour.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Elmer, A.D.E.
Collector number: 12606
Date: February 1, 1911
Locality: Philippenes, Palawan, Brooks Pt.
Region: Philippines
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Caryota mitis · collected 1862–2005Species page ›

Caryota mitis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 839 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Caryota mitis observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caryota mitis observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caryota mitis observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

國立屏東科技大學, 內埔鄉, 屏東縣, TW

(c) Howie Chiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caryota mitis observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Katong, Singapore

(c) ssw1988, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caryota mitis observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Boca Del Mar, FL 33433, USA

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

Caryota mitis observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL, US

(c) shrushtipatel10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Caryota mitis. BISH 725904. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539957. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/725904.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956539957 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026