Vaccinium cereum

As recorded: Vaccinium cereum (L.fil.) G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 3574
Date: May 13, 1930
Locality: Dist. Parei Diadem
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1,082 m
Identified by: Grant, M.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

91 Bishop specimens of Vaccinium cereum · collected 1902–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 13, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vaccinium cereum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-04.

2024-03-04

Tahiti, Punaauia, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Lizzie Roeble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-27

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

(c) Hannah Rogers, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-07

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

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

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Cite this specimen

Vaccinium cereum. BISH 749763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674572. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749763.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956674572 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026