Homalanthus nutans

As recorded: Homalanthus nutans (G.Forst.) Guill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15491
Date: March 26, 1953
Locality: Above the village of Houma, district of Toafotuloi, on the NW side of the island
Island: 'Eua Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 150 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

180 Bishop specimens of Homalanthus nutans · collected 1877–2016Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 26, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 22 other specimens.

Homalanthus nutans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-09-06.

2022-09-06

Sucre, Cuenca, Ecuador

(c) Kabir Montesinos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2017-02-17

(c) David Sykes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-05-17

American Samoa

(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-07-08

Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Te Kou, Te Kou Crater

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Cite this specimen

Homalanthus nutans. BISH 749465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749465.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956321999 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026