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Pothos tener
As recorded: Pothos tener Wall.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 9104
- Date
- August 13, 1993
- Locality
- Atzera Range, hills near the 6 mile settlement
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) James, S.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 13, 1993, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 10 other specimens.
Pothos tener observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-25.

2026-02-25
Kebar Tengah, Kebar, Manokwari Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Hakim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-19
Kabupaten Manokwari, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-05
Madang, PG
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-08-08
Kota Sorong, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hani Ristiawan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-12
HVX6+VJ6, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia
(c) Imam Taufik Hidayat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-06
Sorong Timur, Sorong, West Papua, ID
(c) Christine McCormack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pothos tener. BISH 732133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198226. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/732133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198226 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
