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Mitrasacme pygmaea
Pygmy Bishop's Hat
As recorded: Mitrasacme pygmaea R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Loganiaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6232
- Date
- July 11, 1951
- Locality
- Kunigami, Nago-dake
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Walker, E.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Mitrasacme pygmaea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Taiwan
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
日本、〒289-1325 千葉県山武市島
(c) celmisia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17
Taiwan, TW
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-30
臺灣島, 北投區, 臺北市, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Talegalla Weir QLD 4650, Australia
(c) Scott W. Gavins, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-27
Taiwan, TW
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mitrasacme pygmaea. BISH 785465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528742. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785465.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528742 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
