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Inocarpus fagifer
Polynesian chestnut
As recorded: Inocarpus edulis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, L.S.
- Collector number
- NGF 1363
- Date
- March 1, 1945
- Locality
- Milne Bay area, ca. 2/3 of the way along the N shore of the bay
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Province, Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1945, Smith, L.S. also collected 19 other specimens.
Avicennia
Botany
Barringtonia asiatica
Botany
Buchanania macrocarpa
Botany
Burckella polymera
Botany
Calophyllum goniocarpum
Botany
Canarium asperum
Botany
Excoecaria agallocha
Botany
Gardenia hansemannii
Botany
Heritiera littoralis
Botany
Lithocarpus celebicus
Botany
Lithocarpus vinkii
Botany
Litsea collina
Botany
Planchonella chrysophylloides
Botany
Pterophylla fraxinea
Botany
Stemonurus umbellatus
Botany
Strobocalyx arborea
Botany
Syzygium
Botany
Syzygium acutangulum
Botany
Xylocarpus granatum
Botany
Inocarpus fagifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.
2026-09-13
Pāʻea
(c) mikos106, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Lila Sinkiewicz Cohen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Deuba, Fiji
(c) Andreas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Nuku Hiva, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Papeari, Teva I Uta, Polynésie française
(c) jfeig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Papeari, Teva I Uta, Polynésie française
(c) jfeig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Inocarpus fagifer. BISH 77427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649054. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77427.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649054 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026