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Cocos nucifera
As recorded: Cocos nucifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- 431
- Date
- December 13, 1926
- Locality
- Raiatea, 3rd valley S of Faaroa Bay
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 25 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 13, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Cocos nucifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21,207 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Broward County, US-FL, US
(c) alsu_ray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Maithri Layout, Kadugodi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
(c) irene_loveline, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
W555+P76, Palikir, Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Vern Osomai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
RQRG+J3X, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) Ritika Mukherjee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
San Pedro Pochutla, MX-OA, MX
(c) Mauricio Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Parque Nacional Cotubanamá, La Romana, Región Yuma, DO
(c) Maricuchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cocos nucifera. BISH 728727. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/728727.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
