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Pelagodoxa henryana
As recorded: Pelagodoxa henryana Becc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 646
- Date
- August 19, 1921
- Locality
- Typee Valley
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Hodel, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 19 other specimens.
Pelagodoxa henryana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.

2026-09-01
Wainiha Bay, HI, US
(c) jeremy_adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17
French Polynesia
(c) jfeig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-08
Îles Marquises, PF
no rights reserved

2018-11-03
Îles Marquises, PF
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-11-03
Îles Marquises, PF
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-11-03
Îles Marquises, PF
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pelagodoxa henryana. BISH 766561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557825. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/766561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956557825 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
